A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Sechura in Peru. The epicenter was at a depth of 33.034 km (21 miles). Exact location of event, depth 33.034 km, -81.1151° West, -5.9126° South. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:13:27 / 8:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/05/25 / 2025-05-14 20:13:27 / May 14, 2025 @ 8:13 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000pz8t. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pz8t.
Earthquake epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Piura (c. 325 500 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Catacaos (c. 57 300 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Paita (c. 56 200 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from La Unión (c. 34 800 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Sechura (c. 23 000 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Salinera Colán (c. 14 200 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Vice (c. 12 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salinera Colán, Piura, Paita (min 5000 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 50 km SW of Sechura, Peru.
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