A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Tingo María in Peru on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -76.1426° West, -9.4454° South, depth 115.925 km. Id of earthquake: us6000q77r. Event ids that are associated: us6000q77r. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:56:15 / 11:56 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 115.925 km (72 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/04/25 / 2025-04-19 11:56:15 / April 19, 2025 @ 11:56 am.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yanacancha, San Miguel de Cauri, Ambo (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Huánuco (c. 148 000 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Tingo María (c. 53 200 pop), 104 km (65 miles) from Yanacancha (c. 23 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Ambo (c. 6 900 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from San Miguel de Cauri (c. 5 300 pop). 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 23 km SW of Tingo María, Peru.
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