A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 96 kilometers (60 miles) from Talcahuano in Chile on Monday. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:24:39 / 3:24 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 23/09/19 / 2019-09-23 08:24:39 / September 23, 2019 @ 8:24 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -73.7934° West, latitude -36.0408° South, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us60005m4u. Ids that are associated to the event: us60005m4u.
Event epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Talcahuano (c. 253 000 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Tomé (c. 46 700 pop), 106 km (66 miles) from Penco (c. 46 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Penco, Tomé, Talcahuano.
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 96 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile.
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