A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Ollagüe in Chile on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 14:43:46 / 2:43 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mrcr. Unique identifier: us7000mrcr. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 120.261 km (75 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.4258 West, latitude -21.7597 South, depth = 120.261 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/06/24 / 2024-06-09 14:43:46 / June 9, 2024 @ 2:43 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama. Earthquake epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventeen 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.
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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. 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: 61 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile.
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