A earthquake with magnitude 6.2 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 18:16:05 / 6:16 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us20003k83. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003k83. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/09/15 / 2015-09-16 23:16:05 / September 16, 2015 @ 11:16 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -71.9093° West, -31.5887° South. 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).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 115 km (72 miles) from La Ligua (c. 24 900 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Ligua, Salamanca, Illapel.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 135 quakes in the world. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 70 km W of Illapel, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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