A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Arica in Chile on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008by4. Id of event: us70008by4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/03/20 / 2020-03-19 01:51:28 / March 19, 2020 @ 1:51 am. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:51:28 / 9:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -70.1252 West, latitude -19.0659 South, depth = 70.27 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 70.27 km (44 miles).
The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arica (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 68 km SSE of Arica, Chile.
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