A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Tambo in Peru on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 68.57 km (43 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10003iru. Unique identifier: us10003iru. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/09/15 / 2015-09-16 00:46:45 / September 16, 2015 @ 12:46 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -73.5826 West, latitude -14.6058 South, depth = 68.57 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:46:45 / 7:46 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Puquio (c. 10 500 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Coracora (c. 7 400 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Tambo (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Puquio, Coracora, Tambo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 41 km ENE of Tambo, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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