A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Palca in Peru. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 135.179 km (84 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/04/25 / 2025-04-08 10:28:42 / April 8, 2025 @ 10:28 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -69.6708° West, -17.9277° South, depth 135.179 km. Unique identifier: us6000q4q9. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q4q9. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:28:42 / 10:28 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arica, Tacna.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 35 km ESE of Palca, Peru.
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