A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Calama in Chile on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:59:38 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us20005036. Ids that are associated to the event: us20005036. Exact location of event, longitude -68.4167 West, latitude -21.7997 South, depth = 136.93 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 136.93 km (85 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/02/16 / 2016-02-14 07:59:38 / February 14, 2016 @ 7:59 am UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 91 km NE of Calama, Chile.
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