A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Vallenar in Chile on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.24 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -71.6492° West, latitude -28.804° South, depth = 10.24 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:19:05 / 11:19 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10007p3k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007p3k. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/17 / 2017-01-01 15:19:05 / January 1, 2017 @ 3:19 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vallenar (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 90 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile.
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