A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Thursday. Event id: us20003ki2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003ki2. The epicenter was at a depth of 30.8 km (19 miles). Exact location of event, depth 30.8 km, -71.659° West, -31.436° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 03:20:30 / 3:20 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/09/15 / 2015-09-17 06:20:30 / September 17, 2015 @ 6:20 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salamanca, Illapel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 51 km WNW of Illapel, Chile.
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