A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Changuillo in Peru. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:34:19 / 2:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -75.6587° West, -14.8522° South, depth 39.712 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.712 km (25 miles). Event id: us6000qgf5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qgf5. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/05/25 / 2025-05-28 14:34:19 / May 28, 2025 @ 2:34 pm.
Event epicenter was 88 km (54 miles) from Ica (c. 246 800 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Nazca (c. 23 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Minas de Marcona (c. 15 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Santiago (c. 10 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Subtanjalla (c. 9 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Los Aquijes (c. 7 800 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from San Juan Bautista (c. 6 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Juan Bautista, Subtanjalla, Ica (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 51 km WSW of Changuillo, Peru.
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