A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 141 km ENE of Iquique, Chile (88 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122.51 km (76 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 19:58:18 / 7:58 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20003hb4. Unique identifier: us20003hb4. Global time and date of event 24/08/15 / 2015-08-24 23:58:18 / August 24, 2015 @ 11:58 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 122.51 km, -69.0012° West, -19.5303° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 141 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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