A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Mejillones in Chile on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 08:25:13 / 8:25 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -70.5422° West, -22.6562° South, depth 36.247 km. Global time and date of event 18/12/24 / 2024-12-18 08:25:13 / December 18, 2024 @ 8:25 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.247 km (23 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nzqy. Unique identifier: us7000nzqy.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tocopilla (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 72 km (45 miles) from Tocopilla (c. 24 500 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 one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
Did you feel anything?
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: 50 km N of Mejillones, Chile.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply