A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Camiña in Chile. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 111.696 km (69 miles). The temblor was reported at 23:41:58 / 11:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -69.4969° West, -18.8622° South, depth 111.696 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/09/24 / 2024-09-16 23:41:58 / September 16, 2024 @ 11:41 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000necn. Event ids that are associated: us7000necn.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 95 km (59 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arica (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 nineteen 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 50 km N of Camiña, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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