A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Copiapó in Chile. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ccrz. Id of event: us7000ccrz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:14:34 / 6:14 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 46.57 km (29 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/11/20 / 2020-11-10 06:14:34 / November 10, 2020 @ 6:14 am. Exact location of earthquake, -70.7748° West, -27.5057° South, depth 46.57 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 46 km (29 miles) from Copiapó (c. 129 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Copiapó (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 46 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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