A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/04/19 / 2019-04-20 00:00:05 / April 20, 2019 @ 12:00 am. Event id: us700039fc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700039fc. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:00:05 / 8:00 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 40 km, -71.67° West, -32° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 40 km (25 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salamanca, La Ligua, Illapel (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from La Ligua (c. 24 900 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop).
Each 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. 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-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 62 km SW of Illapel, Chile.
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