A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Taltal in Chile. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:40:34 / 12:40 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.7 km (28 miles). Event id: us70005ger. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005ger. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/09/19 / 2019-09-14 17:40:34 / September 14, 2019 @ 5:40 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -70.8133° West, -25.1111° South, depth 44.7 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taltal (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). The epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 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 one and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 46 km NW of Taltal, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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