A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Arica in Chile on Sunday. Global time and date of event 11/12/17 / 2017-12-11 00:21:59 / December 11, 2017 @ 12:21 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c2qm. Id of event: us2000c2qm. Exact location of earthquake, -70.2302° West, -19.2464° South, depth 62.42 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:21:59 / 8:21 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 62.42 km (39 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arica (min 5000 pop).
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-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 85 km S of Arica, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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