A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Valparaiso in Chile. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/04/17 / 2017-04-23 20:59:08 / April 23, 2017 @ 8:59 pm. The temblor was reported at 15:59:08 / 3:59 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.76 km (10 miles). Id of earthquake: us10008k3q. Event ids that are associated: us10008k3q. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.2224 West, latitude -33.0186 South, depth = 16.76 km.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Quilpué, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Viña del Mar (c. 294 600 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Quilpué (c. 130 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-nine, in the last 10 days one hundred, in the past 30 days one hundred and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 55 km W of Valparaiso, Chile.
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