A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 100 km ESE of Iquique, Chile (62 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/12/15 / 2015-12-23 23:53:34 / December 23, 2015 @ 11:53 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000496e. Unique identifier: us1000496e. Exact location of earthquake, -69.2437° West, -20.5508° South, depth 112.55 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:53:34 / 8:53 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.55 km (70 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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