A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 84 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia (52 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:22:53 / 12:22 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 232.56 km (145 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: us6000415t. Id of event: us6000415t. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.7246 West, latitude -21.5385 South, depth = 232.56 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/06/19 / 2019-06-15 16:22:53 / June 15, 2019 @ 4:22 pm.
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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