A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Taltal in Chile. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:07:18 / 2:07 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/08/24 / 2024-08-18 14:07:18 / August 18, 2024 @ 2:07 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.903 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.0861 West, latitude -25.6374 South, depth = 9.903 km. Id of earthquake: us7000n7sy. Event ids that are associated: us7000n7sy.
Earthquake epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Taltal.
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 three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 65 km WSW of Taltal, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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