A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Taltal in Chile on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.01 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 13:00:36 / 1:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/05/18 / 2018-05-19 17:00:36 / May 19, 2018 @ 5:00 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -70.8166 West, latitude -25.4616 South, depth = 24.01 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000e8l5. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000e8l5.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taltal (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 34 km (21 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 34 km WSW of Taltal, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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