A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 168 km ENE of Taltal, Chile (104 miles). Id of earthquake: us600055ub. Event ids that are associated: us600055ub. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/08/19 / 2019-08-16 07:53:37 / August 16, 2019 @ 7:53 am. The temblor was reported at 03:53:37 / 3:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -68.882 West, latitude -24.9606 South, depth = 95.78 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 95.78 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 168 km ENE of Taltal, Chile.
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