A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 36 kilometers (22 miles) from San Ignacio in Peru on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/12/16 / 2016-12-07 10:24:55 / December 7, 2016 @ 10:24 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:24:55 / 5:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -78.7171 West, latitude -5.3039 South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us10007glh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007glh. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Huancabamba, Bagua Grande, Cajaruro (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 45 km (28 miles) from Jaén (c. 52 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from La Peca (c. 27 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Bagua Grande (c. 20 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Huancabamba (c. 8 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from San Ignacio (c. 7 900 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Cajaruro (c. 7 300 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Bellavista (c. 6 300 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
Did you feel the quake?
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: 36 km ESE of San Ignacio, Peru.
Copyright © 2016 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply