A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Ollagüe in Chile. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/06/24 / 2024-06-15 08:35:09 / June 15, 2024 @ 8:35 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 110.144 km, -68.2857° West, -21.8373° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 110.144 km (68 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000msmf. Id of event: us7000msmf. The temblor was detected at 08:35:09 / 8:35 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 96 km (59 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Nearby 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.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventeen 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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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: 67 km S of Ollagüe, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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