A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 124 km NE of Iquique, Chile (77 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -69.3246 West, latitude -19.4007 South, depth = 108.28 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:51:46 / 7:51 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.28 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us100032ug. Event ids that are associated: us100032ug. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/08/15 / 2015-08-17 11:51:46 / August 17, 2015 @ 11:51 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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: 124 km NE of Iquique, Chile.
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