A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Cabana in Peru on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 221.613 km (138 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:37:03 / 8:37 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/04/25 / 2025-04-01 20:37:03 / April 1, 2025 @ 8:37 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000q5es. Event ids that are associated: us6000q5es. Exact location of earthquake, -70.2385° West, -15.5795° South, depth 221.613 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Putina, Ayaviri, Ilave (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 14 km (9 miles) from Juliaca (c. 245 700 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Puno (c. 116 600 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Ayaviri (c. 19 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Ilave (c. 16 000 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Azángaro (c. 13 300 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Atuncolla (c. 12 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 11 km NE of Cabana, Peru.
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