A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Mazo Cruz in Peru. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/01/25 / 2025-01-04 04:59:48 / January 4, 2025 @ 4:59 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 200.256 km (124 miles). Event id: us6000phsr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000phsr. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:59:48 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 200.256 km, -69.7532° West, -16.745° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yunguyo, Desaguadero, Ilave (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Yunguyo (c. 16 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Ilave (c. 16 000 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Juli (c. 7 300 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Desaguadero (c. 5 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 3 km W of Mazo Cruz, Peru.
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