A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 204 km WSW of Puerto Natales, Chile (127 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.93 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200065af. Id of event: us200065af. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/06/16 / 2016-06-18 20:31:02 / June 18, 2016 @ 8:31 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -75.3086 West, latitude -52.3223 South, depth = 14.93 km. The temblor was detected at 15:31:02 / 3:31 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 204 km WSW of Puerto Natales, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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