A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us20003m3n. Event ids that are associated: us20003m3n. The epicenter was at a depth of 36.69 km (23 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/09/15 / 2015-09-16 23:23:26 / September 16, 2015 @ 11:23 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 20:23:26 / 8:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -71.7773 West, latitude -31.1668 South, depth = 36.69 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salamanca, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and ten, in the last 10 days one hundred and ten, in the past 30 days one hundred and ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 77 km NW of Illapel, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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