A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from San Clemente in Chile on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 23:56:24 / 11:56 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000j0pa. Event ids that are associated: us2000j0pa. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/01/19 / 2019-01-06 03:56:24 / January 6, 2019 @ 3:56 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -71.3806° West, -35.7388° South, depth 111.56 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 111.56 km (69 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 43 km (27 miles) from Talca (c. 197 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Curicó (c. 102 400 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Linares (c. 69 500 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from San Carlos (c. 31 500 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Cauquenes (c. 31 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Molina (c. 28 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Carlos, Rauco, Cauquenes.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 22 km SSE of San Clemente, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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