A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 97 km SE of Acari, Peru (60 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:09:41 / 5:09 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 46.59 km (29 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10004uaq. Unique identifier: us10004uaq. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/03/16 / 2016-03-03 10:09:41 / March 3, 2016 @ 10:09 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -74.012° West, -16.0928° South, depth 46.59 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 97 km SE of Acari, Peru.
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