A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile (73 miles) on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 134.67 km (84 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000ce82. Event ids that are associated: us1000ce82. Exact location of event, longitude -69.0371 West, latitude -20.4304 South, depth = 134.67 km. The temblor was picked up at 05:14:59 / 5:14 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 02/02/18 / 2018-02-02 09:14:59 / February 2, 2018 @ 9:14 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile.
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