A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 69 kilometers (43 miles) from La Ligua in Chile on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000kc5a. Event ids that are associated: us2000kc5a. Global time and date of event 08/04/19 / 2019-04-08 06:39:42 / April 8, 2019 @ 6:39 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 33.77 km (21 miles). Exact location, longitude -71.7618° West, latitude -32.0145° South, depth = 33.77 km. The temblor was picked up at 01:39:42 / 1:39 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 70 km (43 miles) from La Ligua (c. 24 900 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salamanca, Illapel, La Ligua (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 69 km NW of La Ligua, Chile.
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