A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Taltal in Chile. The temblor was picked up at 10:47:04 / 10:47 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000e1k9. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000e1k9. Exact location of event, depth 73.53 km, -70.4069° West, -25.1164° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.53 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/04/18 / 2018-04-10 14:47:04 / April 10, 2018 @ 2:47 pm UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taltal (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 33 km (21 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 32 km NNE of Taltal, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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