A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Putre in Chile. The epicenter was at a depth of 151.44 km (94 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:25:37 / 11:25 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70005gk8. Ids that are associated to the event: us70005gk8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/09/19 / 2019-09-15 03:25:37 / September 15, 2019 @ 3:25 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -69.7681 West, latitude -17.8665 South, depth = 151.44 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ilabaya, Arica, Tacna.
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 four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 42 km NNW of Putre, Chile.
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