A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Huara in Chile. Global time and date of event 26/07/24 / 2024-07-26 00:57:37 / July 26, 2024 @ 12:57 am UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:57:37 / 12:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 91.072 km, -69.5215° West, -19.6997° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000ng0s. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ng0s. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 91.072 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Iquique (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 42 km NE of Huara, Chile.
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