A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Mazo Cruz in Peru on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 162.277 km, -69.6679° West, -16.733° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/03/25 / 2025-03-03 09:30:08 / March 3, 2025 @ 9:30 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000pwks. Event ids that are associated: us6000pwks. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:30:08 / 9:30 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 162.277 km (101 miles).

Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yunguyo, Ilave, Desaguadero (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Yunguyo (c. 16 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Ilave (c. 16 000 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Juli (c. 7 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Desaguadero (c. 5 300 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 twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 5 km E of Mazo Cruz, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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