A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 152 km N of Calama, Chile (94 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 119.08 km (74 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/07/16 / 2016-07-03 09:22:16 / July 3, 2016 @ 9:22 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us10005zku. Event ids that are associated: us10005zku. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:22:16 / 5:22 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.8376 West, latitude -21.0948 South, depth = 119.08 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 152 km N of Calama, Chile.
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