A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 35 km SE of Putre, Chile (22 miles). Global time and date of event 23/01/17 / 2017-01-23 14:58:05 / January 23, 2017 @ 2:58 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:58:05 / 10:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -69.3429 West, latitude -18.4431 South, depth = 134.06 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 134.06 km (83 miles). Event id: us10007uz8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007uz8.
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 three and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 35 km SE of Putre, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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