A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Puerto Quellon in Chile. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/12/16 / 2016-12-26 00:12:28 / December 26, 2016 @ 12:12 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007mrx. Id of event: us10007mrx. The temblor was reported at 20:12:28 / 8:12 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -74.5653° West, latitude -43.2653° South, depth = 11.48 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.48 km (7 miles).
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puerto Quellón (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Puerto Quellón (c. 21 800 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 78 km WSW of Puerto Quellon, Chile.
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