A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Calama in Chile on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mnre. Unique identifier: us7000mnre. Global time and date of event 29/05/24 / 2024-05-29 11:56:32 / May 29, 2024 @ 11:56 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 119.56 km (74 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:56:32 / 11:56 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -68.6383° West, -21.8331° South, depth 119.56 km.
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Calama. Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (47 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 75 km NNE of Calama, Chile.
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