A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Antofagasta in Chile on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us1000gfsb. Event ids that are associated: us1000gfsb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 78.91 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:15:34 / 7:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/08/18 / 2018-08-22 23:15:34 / August 22, 2018 @ 11:15 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -69.5538° West, latitude -23.3592° South, depth = 78.91 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Antofagasta (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Antofagasta (c. 309 800 pop).
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 twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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: 92 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile.
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