A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Iquique in Chile. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/06/17 / 2017-06-04 14:36:57 / June 4, 2017 @ 2:36 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:36:57 / 10:36 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.73 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20009kmd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009kmd. Exact location of earthquake, -70.1354° West, -19.5721° South, depth 54.73 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Iquique.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 71 km N of Iquique, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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