A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Tuesday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:06:57 / 10:06 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.47 km (9 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003j0n. Id of event: us10003j0n. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/09/15 / 2015-09-30 01:06:57 / September 30, 2015 @ 1:06 am. Exact location of event, depth 14.47 km, -71.7664° West, -31.5035° South.
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salamanca, Illapel (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days ninety-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 58 km WNW of Illapel, Chile.
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