A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Calama in Chile on Tuesday. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:21:10 / 8:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 107.647 km, -68.5175° West, -21.9146° South. Global time and date of event 21/05/24 / 2024-05-21 08:21:10 / May 21, 2024 @ 8:21 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 107.647 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000n003. Unique identifier: us6000n003. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Calama. Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 73 km NE of Calama, Chile.
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