A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 64 km WSW of Antofagasta de la Sierra, Argentina (40 miles) on Thursday. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/05/18 / 2018-05-03 10:52:51 / May 3, 2018 @ 10:52 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000dwl7. Event ids that are associated: us1000dwl7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 36.05 km, -67.9856° West, -26.3202° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.05 km (22 miles). The temblor was picked up at 07:52:51 / 7:52 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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