A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Calama in Chile. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jkzg. Id of event: us1000jkzg. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 112.5 km (70 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 112.5 km, -68.6524° West, -21.9404° South. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:34:24 / 9:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/03/19 / 2019-03-24 13:34:24 / March 24, 2019 @ 1:34 pm.
Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 65 km NNE of Calama, Chile.
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