A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 101 kilometers (63 miles) from Illapel in Chile. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/11/15 / 2015-11-24 09:14:16 / November 24, 2015 @ 9:14 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.88 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -72.2058° West, -31.8424° South, depth 13.88 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us100040mw. Event ids that are associated: us100040mw. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:14:16 / 4:14 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Illapel. Epicenter of the earthquake was 101 km (63 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-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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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 101 km WSW of Illapel, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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