A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Calama in Chile on Monday. The temblor was detected at 07:27:54 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 130.94 km (81 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100036a8. Id of event: us100036a8. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/08/15 / 2015-08-31 11:27:54 / August 31, 2015 @ 11:27 am. Exact location, longitude -68.7276° West, latitude -22.0734° South, depth = 130.94 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 48 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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