A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, Southern East Pacific Rise (0 miles). 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 9.99 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/12/15 / 2015-12-24 19:44:04 / December 24, 2015 @ 7:44 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 11:44:04 / 11:44 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100049ce. Id of event: us100049ce. Exact location of event, longitude -122.9833 West, latitude -55.8231 South, depth = 9.99 km.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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