A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Palca in Peru on Tuesday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:29:29 / 6:29 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 124.774 km (78 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 20/05/25 / 2025-05-20 06:29:29 / May 20, 2025 @ 6:29 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000q0a6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q0a6. Exact location of event, depth 124.774 km, -69.5096° West, -18.1089° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arica, Tacna. The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km SE of Palca, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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