A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Capachica in Peru on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 243.086 km, -69.8042° West, -15.7166° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/05/25 / 2025-05-05 03:13:01 / May 5, 2025 @ 3:13 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000px6p. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000px6p. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:13:01 / 3:13 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 243.086 km (151 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Juli, Putina, Ilave. Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 43 km (27 miles) from Juliaca (c. 245 700 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Puno (c. 116 600 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Ilave (c. 16 000 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Atuncolla (c. 12 700 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Putina (c. 8 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Juli (c. 7 300 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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: 8 km SSE of Capachica, Peru.

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