A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 59 km W of Ollagüe, Chile (37 miles) on Friday. Global time and date of event 20/09/24 / 2024-09-20 02:10:17 / September 20, 2024 @ 2:10 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000nt79. Event ids that are associated: us6000nt79. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.8202 West, latitude -21.3095 South, depth = 103.555 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 103.555 km (64 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 02:10:17 / 2:10 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 59 km W of Ollagüe, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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