A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Taltal in Chile on Monday. The temblor was reported at 01:23:18 / 1:23 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 14/03/16 / 2016-03-14 04:23:18 / March 14, 2016 @ 4:23 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.36 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -70.8692° West, latitude -26.032° South, depth = 35.36 km. Id of earthquake: us10004xal. Event ids that are associated: us10004xal.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Diego de Almagro, Taltal (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Diego de Almagro (c. 18 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten 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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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 80 km SSW of Taltal, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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