A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 103 km NE of Iquique, Chile (64 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 110 km (68 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:40:22 / 10:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 110 km, -69.557° West, -19.47° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us10002nj0. Unique identifier: us10002nj0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/07/15 / 2015-07-05 14:40:22 / July 5, 2015 @ 2:40 pm.
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-eight 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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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 103 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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