A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 118 km ESE of Iquique, Chile (73 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100078y7. Id of event: us100078y7. Exact location of event, longitude -69.167 West, latitude -20.777 South, depth = 108.8 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.8 km (68 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/11/16 / 2016-11-16 18:33:20 / November 16, 2016 @ 6:33 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:33:20 / 2:33 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 118 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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