A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 21 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (13 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000dwhs. Id of event: us2000dwhs. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/04/18 / 2018-04-08 17:17:40 / April 8, 2018 @ 5:17 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 130.89 km (81 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:17:40 / 1:17 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.0247 West, latitude -22.9985 South, depth = 130.89 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fifty-two 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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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 21 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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