A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Calama in Chile on Friday. The temblor was reported at 20:36:06 / 8:36 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/09/19 / 2019-09-21 00:36:06 / September 21, 2019 @ 12:36 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -68.3287 West, latitude -22.129 South, depth = 89.16 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 89.16 km (55 miles). Unique identifier: us60005lmx. Ids that are associated to the event: us60005lmx.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Calama (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 72 km ENE of Calama, Chile.
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