A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Copiapo in Chile on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -70.8927 West, latitude -26.9529 South, depth = 37.82 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:50:06 / 8:50 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 37.82 km (24 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000300e. Unique identifier: us2000300e. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/07/15 / 2015-07-25 00:50:06 / July 25, 2015 @ 12:50 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Copiapó (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Event epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Copiapó (c. 129 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 71 km NW of Copiapo, Chile.
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