A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Camana in Peru on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/05/17 / 2017-05-03 12:42:48 / May 3, 2017 @ 12:42 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 48.35 km (30 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10008nt0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008nt0. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:42:48 / 7:42 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -73.4694 West, latitude -16.136 South, depth = 48.35 km.
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 97 km (61 miles) from Camaná (c. 16 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Camaná.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 97 km WNW of Camana, Peru.
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