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Light earthquake: M4.6 quake strikes near Iquique in Chile

Earthquake location -22.423S, -70.558W


Earthquake location -20.3047S, -70.636WA light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (mg/mb) was reported Wednesday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Iquique in Chile. The temblor was reported at 02:21:17 / 2:21 am (local time epicenter) at a depth of 40.7 km (25 miles). Global time of event 17/06/15 / 2015-06-17 07:21:17 / June 17, 2015 @ 7:21 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude -70.636 West, latitude -20.3047 South, depth 40.7 km, unique identifier, us20002qld. Ids that are associated to the event, ,us20002qld,.

Close countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Iquique.

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