A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Lluta in Peru on Thursday. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:28:43 / 9:28 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113.45 km (70 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/01/20 / 2020-01-17 02:28:43 / January 17, 2020 @ 2:28 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -72.3463° West, -15.7343° South, depth 113.45 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us60007j7z. Unique identifier: us60007j7z.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 47 km (29 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yura, Orcopampa, Lluta.
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 four and in the last 365 days twenty-five 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 47 km NW of Lluta, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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