A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 94 kilometers (58 miles) from Calama in Chile. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/01/20 / 2020-01-09 13:56:32 / January 9, 2020 @ 1:56 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -68.5368° West, -21.6954° South, depth 130.54 km. The temblor was reported at 09:56:32 / 9:56 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006wx8. Id of event: us70006wx8. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 130.54 km (81 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 94 km (58 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Calama (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 94 km NNE of Calama, Chile.
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