A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Friday. 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 33.28 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:35:35 / 2:35 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/07/16 / 2016-07-29 07:35:35 / July 29, 2016 @ 7:35 am. Event id: us100068ay. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100068ay. Exact location of event, depth 33.28 km, -71.8635° West, -31.7275° South.
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salamanca, Illapel.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each 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: 67 km W of Illapel, Chile.
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