A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Arica in Chile. The epicenter was at a depth of 97.55 km (61 miles). Id of earthquake: us60009c0l. Event ids that are associated: us60009c0l. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/04/20 / 2020-04-25 03:29:22 / April 25, 2020 @ 3:29 am. Exact location of earthquake, -69.8161° West, -18.6413° South, depth 97.55 km. The temblor was reported at 23:29:22 / 11:29 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tacna, Arica (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 84 km (52 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 54 km ESE of Arica, Chile.
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