A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Huarancante in Peru on Monday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:45:26 / 11:45 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qhiv. Unique identifier: us6000qhiv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 141.165 km (88 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -71.5717° West, -15.8132° South, depth 141.165 km. Global time and date of event 02/06/25 / 2025-06-02 23:45:26 / June 2, 2025 @ 11:45 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hacienda Huancane, Arequipa, Lluta (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Hacienda Huancane (c. 7 800 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop).
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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 13 km WSW of Huarancante, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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