A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 122 km SE of Copiapo, Chile (76 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:59:55 / 10:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 113.59 km (71 miles). Unique identifier: us2000alhm. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000alhm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -69.3294° West, -28.0109° South, depth 113.59 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/09/17 / 2017-09-13 14:59:55 / September 13, 2017 @ 2:59 pm.
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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 122 km SE of Copiapo, Chile.
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