A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Canete in Chile on Monday. The temblor was reported at 02:12:26 / 2:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 36.5 km, -73.8284° West, -38.2316° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000eidj. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000eidj. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/06/18 / 2018-06-04 07:12:26 / June 4, 2018 @ 7:12 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.5 km (23 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 miles) from Lebu (c. 22 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Cañete (c. 20 200 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Carahue (c. 11 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Carahue, Lebu, Cañete.
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 two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 60 km SW of Canete, Chile.
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