A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Iquique in Chile on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/04/20 / 2020-04-25 18:59:22 / April 25, 2020 @ 6:59 pm. The temblor was picked up at 13:59:22 / 1:59 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.22 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us60009cc9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60009cc9. Exact location of earthquake, -70.4156° West, -20.5218° South, depth 31.22 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Iquique (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 44 km (27 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 43 km SW of Iquique, Chile.
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