A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Lebu in Chile on Saturday. Unique identifier: us60005lpk. Ids that are associated to the event: us60005lpk. Exact location of earthquake, -74.2872° West, -37.7992° South, depth 26.48 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/09/19 / 2019-09-21 06:12:31 / September 21, 2019 @ 6:12 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 26.48 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:12:31 / 1:12 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Curanilahue, Cañete, Lebu. Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Curanilahue (c. 30 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Lebu (c. 22 300 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Cañete (c. 20 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 59 km WSW of Lebu, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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