A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Villa Presidente Frei in Nunoa in Santiago in Chile in Chile. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.13 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us1000hhdf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hhdf. Exact location, longitude -69.7912° West, latitude -33.3753° South, depth = 9.13 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/10/18 / 2018-10-26 01:59:02 / October 26, 2018 @ 1:59 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 21:59:02 / 9:59 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Santiago (c. 4 837 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Puente Alto (c. 510 400 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from San Bernardo (c. 249 900 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from La Pintana (c. 201 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Lo Prado (c. 104 300 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Los Andes (c. 56 900 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Chicureo Abajo (c. 18 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Los Andes, San Bernardo, Lo Prado (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 73 km E of Villa Presidente Frei, Nunoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile.
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