A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Copiapo in Chile. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:17:42 / 4:17 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 08:17:42 / May 10, 2017 @ 8:17 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 132.68 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10008r2r. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008r2r. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -69.702° West, latitude -27.3237° South, depth = 132.68 km.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Copiapó. Epicenter of the earthquake was 62 km (39 miles) from Copiapó (c. 129 300 pop).
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 62 km E of Copiapo, Chile.
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