A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 113 km ESE of Copiapo, Chile (70 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 14:50:44 / 2:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -69.2177 West, latitude -27.6166 South, depth = 103.42 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 103.42 km (64 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iwrv. Id of event: us2000iwrv. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/12/18 / 2018-12-23 18:50:44 / December 23, 2018 @ 6:50 pm.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 113 km ESE of Copiapo, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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