A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 150 km SE of Iquique, Chile (93 miles) on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 124.5 km (77 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/07/18 / 2018-07-06 23:47:50 / July 6, 2018 @ 11:47 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:47:50 / 7:47 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000fys0. Id of event: us2000fys0. Exact location of event, longitude -69.0374 West, latitude -21.1001 South, depth = 124.5 km. 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 three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 150 km SE of Iquique, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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