A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Calama in Chile. Id of earthquake: us6000nn0u. Event ids that are associated: us6000nn0u. Exact location of event, depth 90.943 km, -69.1458° West, -22.4721° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 90.943 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 06:02:29 / 6:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/08/24 / 2024-08-27 06:02:29 / August 27, 2024 @ 6:02 am UTC/GMT.
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 22 km (14 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 22 km W of Calama, Chile.
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