A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 196 km WSW of Puerto Quellon, Chile (122 miles) on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gd8a. Id of event: us1000gd8a. Exact location of event, longitude -75.7986 West, latitude -43.8935 South, depth = 24.96 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.96 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 11:57:12 / August 19, 2018 @ 11:57 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:57:12 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 196 km WSW of Puerto Quellon, Chile.
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