A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Vallenar in Chile. The temblor was detected at 07:58:29 / 7:58 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/07/18 / 2018-07-02 12:58:29 / July 2, 2018 @ 12:58 pm. Unique identifier: us2000fty6. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000fty6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -71.3479° West, -27.9545° South, depth 23.82 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 23.82 km (15 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vallenar.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 89 km NW of Vallenar, Chile.
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