A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Arica in Chile. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:18:47 / 8:18 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 21/09/20 / 2020-09-21 20:18:47 / September 21, 2020 @ 8:18 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000bzft. Id of event: us6000bzft. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 108.06 km (67 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -69.8972° West, -18.4948° South, depth 108.06 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tacna, Arica.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifty-one 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 42 km E of Arica, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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