A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 152 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile (94 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 24 km (15 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:47:42 / 12:47 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10005guu. Unique identifier: us10005guu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/05/16 / 2016-05-12 17:47:42 / May 12, 2016 @ 5:47 pm. Exact location of event, depth 24 km, -73.185° West, -34.016° South.
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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 152 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile.
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