A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Mejillones in Chile on Friday. The temblor was reported at 18:53:52 / 6:53 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.072 km (11 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/07/24 / 2024-07-19 18:53:52 / July 19, 2024 @ 6:53 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000n0cl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n0cl. Exact location of event, longitude -70.6313 West, latitude -22.653 South, depth = 18.072 km.
The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Tocopilla (c. 24 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tocopilla (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 52 km NNW of Mejillones, Chile.
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