A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 154 km NNE of Calama, Chile (96 miles) on Monday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 134.97 km (84 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 134.97 km, -68.5702° West, -21.1099° South. Unique identifier: us1000dr1u. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000dr1u. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:00:50 / 9:00 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/04/18 / 2018-04-24 01:00:50 / April 24, 2018 @ 1:00 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 154 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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