A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 101 km S of Putre, Chile (63 miles). Unique identifier: us20005jkj. Ids that are associated to the event: us20005jkj. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:43:01 / 4:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 123.2 km, -69.499° West, -19.109° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/04/16 / 2016-04-18 19:43:01 / April 18, 2016 @ 7:43 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 123.2 km (77 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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 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 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: 101 km S of Putre, Chile.
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