A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 71 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (44 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 135.04 km (84 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:42:01 / 1:42 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -68.2039° West, latitude -23.5661° South, depth = 135.04 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jb3u. Id of event: us2000jb3u. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/01/19 / 2019-01-31 05:42:01 / January 31, 2019 @ 5:42 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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: 71 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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