A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile (81 miles) on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 110.43 km (69 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.9516 West, latitude -20.5743 South, depth = 110.43 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/08/16 / 2016-08-19 05:59:24 / August 19, 2016 @ 5:59 am. Event id: us10006exb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006exb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:59:24 / 1:59 am (local time epicenter).
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 four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile.
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