A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Puerto Quellon in Chile on Wednesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:24:51 / 9:24 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/11/15 / 2015-11-26 00:24:51 / November 26, 2015 @ 12:24 am. Exact location, longitude -74.4464° West, latitude -43.1568° South, depth = 16.09 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.09 km (10 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000426v. Event ids that are associated: us1000426v. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Puerto Quellón (c. 21 800 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Chonchi (c. 12 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chonchi, Puerto Quellón (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 67 km W of Puerto Quellon, Chile.
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