A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Valparaiso in Chile. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/04/17 / 2017-04-23 19:46:19 / April 23, 2017 @ 7:46 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 17.45 km, -72.1028° West, -33.0467° South. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:46:19 / 2:46 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10008k37. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008k37. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.45 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Limache, San Antonio, Cartagena (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 51 km (32 miles) from Viña del Mar (c. 294 600 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Quilpué (c. 130 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Villa Alemana (c. 97 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from San Antonio (c. 85 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and one, in the last 10 days one hundred and two, in the past 30 days one hundred and two and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 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: 44 km W of Valparaiso, Chile.
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