A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Mazo Cruz in Peru on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qzew. Id of event: us6000qzew. Exact location of earthquake, -69.9131° West, -16.8349° South, depth 192.493 km. The temblor was reported at 04:29:42 / 4:29 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 09/08/25 / 2025-08-09 04:29:42 / August 9, 2025 @ 4:29 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 192.493 km (120 miles).
The epicenter was 88 km (54 miles) from Ilave (c. 16 000 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Juli (c. 7 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ilabaya, Ilave, Juli. Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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: 23 km WSW of Mazo Cruz, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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