A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Santiago de Surco in Peru on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -77.3915 West, latitude -12.5493 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/03/25 / 2025-03-03 15:18:28 / March 3, 2025 @ 3:18 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 15:18:28 / 3:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pwn2. Id of event: us6000pwn2.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mala, Santa María, Chilca (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Lima (c. 7 737 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Callao (c. 813 300 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Surco (c. 251 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from San Isidro (c. 68 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Mala (c. 17 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Santa María (c. 14 900 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Chilca (c. 12 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 four 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: 61 km SW of Santiago de Surco, Peru.
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