A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Paracas in Peru on Sunday. Event id: us6000rew0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rew0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:01:44 / 4:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -76.0927° West, -14.1033° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/10/25 / 2025-10-05 04:01:44 / October 5, 2025 @ 4:01 am.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chincha Alta, San Clemente, Pisco (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 39 km (25 miles) from Ica (c. 246 800 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Chincha Alta (c. 153 100 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Pisco (c. 61 900 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from San Clemente (c. 15 800 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Villa Tupac Amaru (c. 11 200 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Santiago (c. 10 400 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 32 km SE of Paracas, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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