A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 30 km SE of Putre, Chile (19 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 132.51 km (82 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:38:51 / 1:38 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/09/18 / 2018-09-29 05:38:51 / September 29, 2018 @ 5:38 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000h45r. Event ids that are associated: us1000h45r. Exact location of event, longitude -69.3333 West, latitude -18.371 South, depth = 132.51 km.
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 thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel the quake?
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. 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: 30 km SE of Putre, Chile.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply