A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Locumba in Peru on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 94.932 km, -70.825° West, -17.7155° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/01/25 / 2025-01-12 16:35:04 / January 12, 2025 @ 4:35 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 94.932 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pjkd. Id of event: us6000pjkd. The temblor was detected at 16:35:04 / 4:35 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Torata, Tacna, Moquegua. The epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Moquegua (c. 54 500 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Ilo (c. 53 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Pacocha (c. 7 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Torata (c. 7 100 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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 13 km SSW of Locumba, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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