A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Puquina in Peru. Exact location of event, longitude -71.1993 West, latitude -16.6724 South, depth = 110.586 km. Unique identifier: us6000rl1k. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rl1k. The temblor was reported at 12:47:40 / 12:47 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 110.586 km (69 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/11/25 / 2025-11-02 12:47:40 / November 2, 2025 @ 12:47 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pacocha, Hacienda Huancane, Mollendo (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Moquegua (c. 54 500 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Mollendo (c. 29 000 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Cocachacra (c. 8 800 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Hacienda Huancane (c. 7 800 pop), 102 km (64 miles) from Pacocha (c. 7 600 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Torata (c. 7 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 5 km SSW of Puquina, Peru.
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