A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Constitucion in Chile on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 23.77 km, -72.7559° West, -35.2101° South. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:15:20 / 9:15 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.77 km (15 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000c3q1. Event ids that are associated: us2000c3q1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 13/12/17 / 2017-12-13 02:15:20 / December 13, 2017 @ 2:15 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cauquenes, Constitución (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 34 km (21 miles) from Constitución (c. 37 900 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Cauquenes (c. 31 400 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 33 km WNW of Constitucion, Chile.
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