A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Putre in Chile on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 05:33:43 / 5:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/01/20 / 2020-01-29 09:33:43 / January 29, 2020 @ 9:33 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 144.17 km (90 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007iyk. Id of event: us60007iyk. Exact location of earthquake, -69.4425° West, -18.2989° South, depth 144.17 km.
The epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tacna (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 16 km SE of Putre, Chile.
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