A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Iquique in Chile. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/06/20 / 2020-06-22 08:28:20 / June 22, 2020 @ 8:28 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 85.37 km (53 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:28:20 / 8:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -69.8584 West, latitude -20.5155 South, depth = 85.37 km. Event id: us6000agrc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000agrc.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Iquique. Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). The epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 45 km SE of Iquique, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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