A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Diego de Almagro in Chile. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/07/16 / 2016-07-16 12:21:47 / July 16, 2016 @ 12:21 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006f6j. Id of event: us20006f6j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -70.683° West, latitude -26.626° South, depth = 42.7 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.7 km (27 miles). The temblor was reported at 08:21:47 / 8:21 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). The epicenter was 89 km (56 miles) from Copiapó (c. 129 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Diego de Almagro (c. 18 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Copiapó, Diego de Almagro (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 69 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile.
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