A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 118 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia (73 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 02:48:12 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 194.63 km (121 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.4449 West, latitude -21.354 South, depth = 194.63 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/01/17 / 2017-01-22 06:48:12 / January 22, 2017 @ 6:48 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007ush. Id of event: us10007ush.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
How would you describe the shaking?
How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 118 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia.
Copyright © 2017 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply