A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Calama in Chile on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, -68.7064° West, -22.2627° South, depth 114.94 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:55:42 / 7:55 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/03/19 / 2019-03-01 11:55:42 / March 1, 2019 @ 11:55 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 114.94 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000j9bx. Id of event: us1000j9bx.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 31 km (20 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama. Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 32 km NE of Calama, Chile.
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