A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 153 km N of Calama, Chile (95 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:36:09 / 7:36 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/02/18 / 2018-02-02 11:36:09 / February 2, 2018 @ 11:36 am. Unique identifier: us1000ce9l. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000ce9l. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.762 West, latitude -21.0853 South, depth = 144.03 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 144.03 km (89 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 153 km N of Calama, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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