A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Puyca in Peru on Sunday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:02:48 / 11:02 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pxir. Id of event: us7000pxir. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 98.356 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/04/25 / 2025-04-20 11:02:48 / April 20, 2025 @ 11:02 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 98.356 km, -72.663° West, -14.9542° South.
Epicenter of the event was 49 km (30 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Orcopampa.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 12 km NNE of Puyca, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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