A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Iquique in Chile on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/05/20 / 2020-05-04 02:26:58 / May 4, 2020 @ 2:26 am. Exact location of event, depth 91.64 km, -69.2663° West, -20.5177° South. Unique identifier: us700099k4. Ids that are associated to the event: us700099k4. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:26:58 / 10:26 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 91.64 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Iquique (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 97 km (60 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
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 three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 97 km ESE of Iquique, Chile.
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