A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Calama in Chile on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 130.716 km, -68.6679° West, -22.0233° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/10/24 / 2024-10-27 21:16:14 / October 27, 2024 @ 9:16 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nnit. Unique identifier: us7000nnit. The temblor was picked up at 21:16:14 / 9:16 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 130.716 km (81 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 55 km (34 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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: 54 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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