A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Valparaiso in Chile on Tuesday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:42:45 / 8:42 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10003it2. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003it2. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.23 km (13 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -72.1425° West, -33.007° South, depth 21.23 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/09/15 / 2015-09-29 13:42:45 / September 29, 2015 @ 1:42 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Viña del Mar (c. 294 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Quilpué (c. 130 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Villa Alemana (c. 97 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from San Antonio (c. 85 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Quillota (c. 67 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Hacienda La Calera (c. 49 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hacienda La Calera, Quillota, San Antonio (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 48 km W of Valparaiso, Chile.
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