A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 123 km NE of Taltal, Chile (76 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000d91z. Event ids that are associated: us1000d91z. Exact location of event, depth 78.85 km, -69.5192° West, -24.7161° South. The temblor was picked up at 02:01:49 / 2:01 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/03/18 / 2018-03-26 06:01:49 / March 26, 2018 @ 6:01 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 78.85 km (49 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nine 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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