A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Putre in Chile on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 122.05 km, -69.8726° West, -18.4172° South. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:27:20 / 9:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/08/16 / 2016-08-29 01:27:20 / August 29, 2016 @ 1:27 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006ux1. Id of event: us20006ux1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122.05 km (76 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tacna, Arica. Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Event epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 40 km SW of Putre, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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