A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 68 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (42 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 177.24 km, -67.7813° West, -22.4537° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 177.24 km (110 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:44:19 / 9:44 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jlc1. Id of event: us2000jlc1. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/02/19 / 2019-02-22 01:44:19 / February 22, 2019 @ 1:44 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-two 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 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: 68 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
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