A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile (63 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/07/16 / 2016-07-25 03:08:58 / July 25, 2016 @ 3:08 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 112.44 km (70 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:08:58 / 11:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -69.3244° West, latitude -19.7192° South, depth = 112.44 km. Id of earthquake: us20006hc0. Event ids that are associated: us20006hc0.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile.
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