A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Palca in Peru. The temblor was detected at 23:14:13 / 11:14 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000rt8z. Event ids that are associated: us6000rt8z. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/12/25 / 2025-12-07 23:14:13 / December 7, 2025 @ 11:14 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -69.9851 West, latitude -17.8229 South, depth = 109.952 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 109.952 km (68 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arica, Ilabaya, Tacna (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop).
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-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 5 km SSW of Palca, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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