A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 69 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (43 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -67.6588° West, -23.2664° South, depth 175.32 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:27:54 / 9:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/12/15 / 2015-12-06 12:27:54 / December 6, 2015 @ 12:27 pm. Unique identifier: us100044fc. Ids that are associated to the event: us100044fc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 175.32 km (109 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-six 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 69 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
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