A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Orcopampa in Peru. The temblor was detected at 22:41:27 / 10:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 107.78 km, -72.44° West, -15.3295° South. Unique identifier: us1000jd3h. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000jd3h. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 107.78 km (67 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/03/19 / 2019-03-10 03:41:27 / March 10, 2019 @ 3:41 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lluta, Orcopampa.
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 twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 12 km SW of Orcopampa, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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