A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile (96 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -68.838° West, -20.879° South, depth 105.1 km. Event id: us200062wq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200062wq. The epicenter was at a depth of 105.1 km (65 miles). Global time and date of event 08/06/16 / 2016-06-08 22:18:29 / June 8, 2016 @ 10:18 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 18:18:29 / 6:18 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy-four 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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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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