A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 104 km NW of Valparaiso, Chile (65 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -72.4556° West, -32.408° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 10:06:46 / 10:06 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/09/15 / 2015-09-23 15:06:46 / September 23, 2015 @ 3:06 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003nc2. Id of event: us20003nc2.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days eighty-six, in the past 30 days eighty-six and in the last 365 days ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 104 km NW of Valparaiso, Chile.
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