A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from San Juan in Peru on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:38:36 / 6:38 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -75.4902° West, latitude -15.9789° South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us6000rhbu. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rhbu. Global time and date of event 22/09/25 / 2025-09-22 18:38:36 / September 22, 2025 @ 6:38 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Minas de Marcona (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 94 km (59 miles) from Minas de Marcona (c. 15 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 76 km SSW of San Juan, Peru.
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