A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 111 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (69 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/11/18 / 2018-11-29 21:02:23 / November 29, 2018 @ 9:02 pm. Exact location, longitude -67.3718° West, latitude -22.2818° South, depth = 179.78 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:02:23 / 5:02 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000hy2h. Event ids that are associated: us1000hy2h. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 179.78 km (112 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 111 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
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