A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Copiapo in Chile. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 19.81 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:18:21 / 3:18 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/10/16 / 2016-10-25 07:18:21 / October 25, 2016 @ 7:18 am. Unique identifier: us20007gk0. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007gk0. Exact location of event, longitude -70.9474 West, latitude -26.7416 South, depth = 19.81 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Diego de Almagro, Copiapó (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Copiapó (c. 129 300 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Diego de Almagro (c. 18 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 92 km NW of Copiapo, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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