A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Taltal in Chile on Saturday. Global time and date of event 22/09/18 / 2018-09-22 13:13:58 / September 22, 2018 @ 1:13 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 28.99 km (18 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:13:58 / 8:13 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000hin5. Event ids that are associated: us2000hin5. Exact location of event, longitude -71.031 West, latitude -25.8955 South, depth = 28.99 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Diego de Almagro, Taltal. Event epicenter was 111 km (69 miles) from Diego de Almagro (c. 18 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 pop).
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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 77 km SW of Taltal, Chile.
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