A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Chonchi in Chile on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/02/19 / 2019-02-28 18:17:06 / February 28, 2019 @ 6:17 pm. Event id: us1000j8st. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000j8st. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -74.2134 West, latitude -42.7777 South, depth = 23.88 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.88 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 14:17:06 / 2:17 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puerto Quellón, Castro, Chonchi (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 50 km (31 miles) from Castro (c. 29 900 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Puerto Quellón (c. 21 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Chonchi (c. 12 600 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 37 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile.
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