A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Puerto Quellon in Chile. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:43:29 / 8:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/12/16 / 2016-12-26 00:43:29 / December 26, 2016 @ 12:43 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -74.4714 West, latitude -43.334 South, depth = 22 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us10007ms4. Unique identifier: us10007ms4. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (46 miles) from Puerto Quellón (c. 21 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Puerto Quellón (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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: 73 km WSW of Puerto Quellon, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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