A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 155 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (96 miles). The temblor was detected at 03:43:45 / 3:43 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20006i18. Event ids that are associated: us20006i18. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 98.84 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -67.8647° West, -24.286° South, depth 98.84 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/07/16 / 2016-07-27 06:43:45 / July 27, 2016 @ 6:43 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 155 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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