A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported Atacama, Chile kilometers (0 miles) from Atacama, Chile on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 13:12:50 / 1:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/08/16 / 2016-08-07 13:12:50 / August 7, 2016 @ 1:12 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 103.9 km (65 miles). Id of earthquake: us10006bxy. Event ids that are associated: us10006bxy. Exact location, longitude -69.396° West, latitude -26.105° South, depth = 103.9 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Diego de Almagro (c. 18 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Diego de Almagro (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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