A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 159 km W of Colchani, Bolivia (99 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude -68.4614° West, latitude -20.3713° South, depth = 123.66 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 123.66 km (77 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/03/19 / 2019-03-17 00:53:38 / March 17, 2019 @ 12:53 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:53:38 / 8:53 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jh9m. Id of event: us1000jh9m.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 159 km W of Colchani, Bolivia.
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