A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 101 km NW of Vallenar, Chile (63 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/09/20 / 2020-09-01 23:32:06 / September 1, 2020 @ 11:32 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000bhv7. Unique identifier: us7000bhv7. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:32:06 / 11:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -71.5125° West, -27.9445° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-eight, in the last 10 days fourty, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 101 km NW of Vallenar, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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