A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Contamana in Peru on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -74.6511° West, latitude -7.5949° South, depth = 158.82 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 158.82 km (99 miles). Unique identifier: us6000qzex. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qzex. Global time and date of event 09/08/25 / 2025-08-09 04:44:09 / August 9, 2025 @ 4:44 am UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:44:09 / 4:44 am (local time epicenter).

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pucallpa, Contamana. Epicenter of the event was 88 km (55 miles) from Pucallpa (c. 310 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Contamana (c. 13 900 pop).

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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 49 km SE of Contamana, Peru.

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