Light earthquake, 4.8 mag was detected near Atico in Peru

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A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Atico in Peru. Id of earthquake: us6000rn3c. Event ids that are associated: us6000rn3c. Exact location of event, longitude -73.3806 West, latitude -16.1622 South, depth = 101.974 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/11/25 / 2025-11-13 09:04:41 / November 13, 2025 @ 9:04 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 101.974 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:04:41 / 9:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Camaná (c. 16 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Camaná (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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. 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: 26 km ENE of Atico, Peru.

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