A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 101 km WNW of Copiapo, Chile (63 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 21:24:08 / 9:24 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10007dy0. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007dy0. Exact location of event, depth 19.55 km, -71.2881° West, -27.0431° South. 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: 01/12/16 / 2016-12-01 02:24:08 / December 1, 2016 @ 2:24 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 19.55 km (12 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 101 km WNW of Copiapo, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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