A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 80 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (50 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dxvy. Id of event: us1000dxvy. The epicenter was at a depth of 163.14 km (101 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/05/18 / 2018-05-04 13:29:55 / May 4, 2018 @ 1:29 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -67.6952° West, -22.3685° South, depth 163.14 km. The temblor was detected at 09:29:55 / 9:29 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 four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-nine 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 80 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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