A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Antofagasta in Chile. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/01/17 / 2017-01-08 14:58:30 / January 8, 2017 @ 2:58 pm. Exact location of event, depth 20.91 km, -71.0152° West, -23.0883° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.91 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10007rzw. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007rzw. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:58:30 / 9:58 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Event epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Antofagasta (c. 309 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Antofagasta (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 88 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile.
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