A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 130 km NE of Iquique, Chile (81 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us70008g7w. Unique identifier: us70008g7w. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:59:42 / 12:59 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -69.1952 West, latitude -19.4565 South, depth = 114.65 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/03/20 / 2020-03-26 04:59:42 / March 26, 2020 @ 4:59 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 114.65 km (71 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 130 km NE of Iquique, Chile.
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