A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Tocopilla in Chile. Exact location of earthquake, -70.5716° West, -22.4094° South, depth 18.66 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.66 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 17/09/24 / 2024-09-17 04:25:25 / September 17, 2024 @ 4:25 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000neem. Event ids that are associated: us7000neem. The temblor was reported at 04:25:25 / 4:25 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tocopilla (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 52 km (32 miles) from Tocopilla (c. 24 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 52 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile.
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