A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Vallenar in Chile. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 43.4 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us60005lg4. Event ids that are associated: us60005lg4. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:33:52 / 12:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/09/19 / 2019-09-20 16:33:52 / September 20, 2019 @ 4:33 pm. Exact location of event, depth 43.4 km, -71.4979° West, -28.53° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vallenar. Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 72 km W of Vallenar, Chile.
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