A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Monday. The temblor was detected at 15:24:32 / 3:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -72.1141° West, -31.8328° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/09/15 / 2015-09-21 20:24:32 / September 21, 2015 @ 8:24 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003mjy. Id of event: us20003mjy.
Event epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Illapel. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days one hundred and twelve, in the past 30 days one hundred and twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 92 km WSW of Illapel, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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