A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Copiapo in Chile. The temblor was detected at 02:36:11 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/11/19 / 2019-11-28 06:36:11 / November 28, 2019 @ 6:36 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -71.1663° West, -27.2357° South, depth 10 km. Unique identifier: us70006e2s. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006e2s.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Copiapó (c. 129 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Copiapó (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 83 km W of Copiapo, Chile.
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