A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Calama in Chile on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 125.89 km (78 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:06:22 / 4:06 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us100062vc. Ids that are associated to the event: us100062vc. Exact location of event, depth 125.89 km, -68.6797° West, -22.2934° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/07/16 / 2016-07-12 08:06:22 / July 12, 2016 @ 8:06 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 31 km (20 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 32 km NE of Calama, Chile.
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