A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 05:29:50 / 5:29 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 02/07/18 / 2018-07-02 09:29:50 / July 2, 2018 @ 9:29 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000fttl. Event ids that are associated: us2000fttl. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 96.53 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 96.53 km, -68.7166° West, -23.2264° South.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km (55 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 61 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
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