A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 94 km WNW of Iquique, Chile (58 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude -71.0102 West, latitude -19.9789 South, depth = 12.14 km. The temblor was detected at 18:16:40 / 6:16 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/09/15 / 2015-09-23 23:16:40 / September 23, 2015 @ 11:16 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.14 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003nik. Id of event: us20003nik. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 94 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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