A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 169 km SW of Lebu, Chile (105 miles). Id of earthquake: us20003j2j. Event ids that are associated: us20003j2j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 12/09/15 / 2015-09-12 18:25:28 / September 12, 2015 @ 6:25 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 13:25:28 / 1:25 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 17.6 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -75.1332° West, -38.593° South, depth 17.6 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 169 km SW of Lebu, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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