A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Alto Hospicio in Chile. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/10/24 / 2024-10-04 12:57:59 / October 4, 2024 @ 12:57 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -69.9849 West, latitude -20.3044 South, depth = 52.492 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52.492 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us6000nwii. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nwii. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:57:59 / 12:57 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Iquique. Epicenter of the earthquake was 19 km (12 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 13 km ESE of Alto Hospicio, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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