A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Calama in Chile. Global time and date of event 21/04/18 / 2018-04-21 05:03:54 / April 21, 2018 @ 5:03 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 01:03:54 / 1:03 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000dpqm. Event ids that are associated: us1000dpqm. Exact location of earthquake, -68.7231° West, -22.0126° South, depth 125.82 km. 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 125.82 km (78 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama. Event epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 54 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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