A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was reported 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Villa Presidente Frei in Nunoa in Santiago in Chile in Chile on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 91.03 km, -70.404° West, -33.2633° South. Unique identifier: us70005hqs. Ids that are associated to the event: us70005hqs. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/09/19 / 2019-09-18 01:29:10 / September 18, 2019 @ 1:29 am. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:29:10 / 9:29 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 91.03 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Santiago (c. 4 837 300 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Puente Alto (c. 510 400 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from San Bernardo (c. 249 900 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from La Pintana (c. 201 200 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Lo Prado (c. 104 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Peñaflor (c. 65 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Limache, El Monte, Llaillay (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 27 km NE of Villa Presidente Frei, Nunoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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