A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 154 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile (96 miles). Exact location, longitude -68.989° West, latitude -24.1588° South, depth = 96.93 km. Id of earthquake: us20005j3y. Event ids that are associated: us20005j3y. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 96.93 km (60 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/04/16 / 2016-04-16 23:12:00 / April 16, 2016 @ 11:12 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:12:00 / 8:12 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. 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: 154 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile.
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