A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 101 km WNW of Copiapo, Chile (63 miles). Exact location of event, depth 11.44 km, -71.315° West, -27.0935° South. Id of earthquake: us10007dae. Event ids that are associated: us10007dae. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.44 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:34:37 / 11:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/11/16 / 2016-11-30 16:34:37 / November 30, 2016 @ 4:34 pm.
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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 101 km WNW of Copiapo, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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