A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 113 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile (70 miles) on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 126.5 km (79 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -69.698° West, -28.984° South, depth 126.5 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:15:54 / 10:15 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/01/17 / 2017-01-07 01:15:54 / January 7, 2017 @ 1:15 am. Unique identifier: us10007rsi. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007rsi.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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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: 113 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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