A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Arica in Chile on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 72.73 km (45 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -70.2668° West, -19.2276° South, depth 72.73 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/09/19 / 2019-09-18 05:36:24 / September 18, 2019 @ 5:36 am. The temblor was reported at 01:36:24 / 1:36 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us70005hs1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005hs1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arica.
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 three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 83 km S of Arica, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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