A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 120 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (75 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006h58. Id of event: us20006h58. Global time and date of event 23/07/16 / 2016-07-23 22:17:56 / July 23, 2016 @ 10:17 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.1889 West, latitude -22.3901 South, depth = 21.1 km. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:17:56 / 6:17 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.1 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 120 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
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