A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Calama in Chile on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000ayk2. Event ids that are associated: us1000ayk2. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/10/17 / 2017-10-30 16:10:24 / October 30, 2017 @ 4:10 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 107.05 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -68.3997° West, -21.8726° South, depth 107.05 km. The temblor was picked up at 12:10:24 / 12:10 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 85 km (53 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 85 km NE of Calama, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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