A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Tapay in Peru on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:08:28 / 5:08 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 140.641 km (87 miles). Event id: us7000q8vf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q8vf. Exact location of event, longitude -71.9991 West, latitude -15.3655 South, depth = 140.641 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/06/25 / 2025-06-26 05:08:28 / June 26, 2025 @ 5:08 am.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lluta, Orcopampa. Event epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 24 km NNW of Tapay, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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