A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Taltal in Chile. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000nzkr. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nzkr. The epicenter was at a depth of 57.041 km (35 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/12/24 / 2024-12-17 16:23:35 / December 17, 2024 @ 4:23 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -70.6142° West, -25.7487° South, depth 57.041 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:23:35 / 4:23 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Diego de Almagro (c. 18 100 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Diego de Almagro, Taltal.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 39 km SSW of Taltal, Chile.
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