A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 12.35 km, -71.8671° West, -31.9796° South. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:21:57 / 5:21 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000byh2. Event ids that are associated: us1000byh2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/12/17 / 2017-12-31 10:21:57 / December 31, 2017 @ 10:21 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.35 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) from La Ligua (c. 24 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salamanca, La Ligua, Illapel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 76 km WSW of Illapel, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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