A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 269 km WNW of Hanga Roa, Chile (167 miles) on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/06/16 / 2016-06-07 07:58:10 / June 7, 2016 @ 7:58 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000644d. Id of event: us2000644d. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 9.99 km, -111.7607° West, -25.9118° South. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:58:10 / 12:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9.99 km (6 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 269 km WNW of Hanga Roa, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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