A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Vallenar in Chile. Exact location of earthquake, -70.7752° West, -28.0932° South, depth 49.101 km. Id of earthquake: us6000nzme. Event ids that are associated: us6000nzme. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 20:40:49 / 8:40 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.101 km (31 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/10/24 / 2024-10-18 20:40:49 / October 18, 2024 @ 8:40 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Copiapó (c. 129 300 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Copiapó, Vallenar (min 5000 pop).
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 three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 53 km N of Vallenar, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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