A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 145 km N of Calama, Chile (90 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/05/17 / 2017-05-28 18:47:11 / May 28, 2017 @ 6:47 pm. The temblor was reported at 14:47:11 / 2:47 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10008vx7. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008vx7. Exact location of event, longitude -68.6906 West, latitude -21.1757 South, depth = 139.56 km. 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 139.56 km (87 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 145 km N of Calama, Chile.
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