A major earthquake magnitude 7.4 (ml/mb) strikes 20 kilometers (12 miles) from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/07/24 / 2024-07-19 01:50:46 / July 19, 2024 @ 1:50 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 170 km (106 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near San Pedro de Atacama in Chile (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -68.02° West, -22.83° South, depth 170 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pt24201000. Unique identifier: pt24201000. The 7.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:50:46 / 1:50 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama. Event epicenter was 102 km (64 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
Earthquakes 7.0 to 7.9 may cause serious damage. There are an estimated 15 major earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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