A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 121 km WNW of Copiapo, Chile (75 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude -71.5083° West, latitude -27.0465° South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:14:30 / 8:14 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10007e6c. Unique identifier: us10007e6c. 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: 02/12/16 / 2016-12-02 01:14:30 / December 2, 2016 @ 1:14 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 121 km WNW of Copiapo, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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