A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 119 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (74 miles) on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 09:17:52 / 9:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.3406° West, latitude -22.2042° South, depth = 186.1 km. Unique identifier: us1000gbf6. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000gbf6. 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 186.1 km (116 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/08/18 / 2018-08-17 13:17:52 / August 17, 2018 @ 1:17 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-six 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 119 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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