A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Constitucion in Chile. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/09/19 / 2019-09-29 18:28:36 / September 29, 2019 @ 6:28 pm. The temblor was reported at 13:28:36 / 1:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 19.45 km, -73.0888° West, -35.459° South. Id of earthquake: us70005njy. Event ids that are associated: us70005njy. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.45 km (12 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Constitución (c. 37 900 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Cauquenes (c. 31 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cauquenes, Constitución (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 62 km WSW of Constitucion, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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