A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Taltal in Chile on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 20/02/18 / 2018-02-20 09:38:59 / February 20, 2018 @ 9:38 am UTC/GMT. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:38:59 / 5:38 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000d59b. Unique identifier: us2000d59b. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -70.5873° West, latitude -25.3148° South, depth = 40.84 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 40.84 km (25 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taltal (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 15 km (9 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 14 km NW of Taltal, Chile.
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