A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Tarata in Peru. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/11/19 / 2019-11-03 18:29:18 / November 3, 2019 @ 6:29 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -69.8418 West, latitude -17.7625 South, depth = 132.49 km. Event id: us700062lz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700062lz. The temblor was reported at 13:29:18 / 1:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 132.49 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arica, Ilabaya, Tacna (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-five 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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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: 37 km SSE of Tarata, Peru.
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