A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Sechura in Peru on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, -81.2473° West, -5.6973° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 03:41:53 / 3:41 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000qwfa. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qwfa. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/09/25 / 2025-09-16 03:41:53 / September 16, 2025 @ 3:41 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km (55 miles) from Piura (c. 325 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Catacaos (c. 57 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Paita (c. 56 200 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from La Unión (c. 34 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Sechura (c. 23 000 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from Salinera Colán (c. 14 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Vice (c. 12 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Huaca, Piura, Catacaos (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 49 km WSW of Sechura, Peru.
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