A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 109 km W of Illapel, Chile (68 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:05:42 / 1:05 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -72.3057 West, latitude -31.7648 South, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003pm3. Id of event: us20003pm3. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/09/15 / 2015-09-28 06:05:42 / September 28, 2015 @ 6:05 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days one hundred and three, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 109 km W of Illapel, Chile.
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