A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Copiapo in Chile. The temblor was detected at 17:06:00 / 5:06 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000bym9. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000bym9. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -69.5867 West, latitude -27.5647 South, depth = 111.3 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/12/17 / 2017-12-31 21:06:00 / December 31, 2017 @ 9:06 pm. 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 111.3 km (69 miles).
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Copiapó (c. 129 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Copiapó (min 5000 pop).
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. 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.
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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: 76 km ESE of Copiapo, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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