A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 104 km ESE of Copiapó, Chile (65 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -69.4482 West, latitude -27.879 South, depth = 127.95 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 127.95 km (80 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 18:51:47 / 6:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/10/20 / 2020-10-31 18:51:47 / October 31, 2020 @ 6:51 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000c8q6. Unique identifier: us7000c8q6.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirteen 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 104 km ESE of Copiapó, Chile.
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