A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Constitucion in Chile. Exact location, longitude -73.1241° West, latitude -35.4781° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 10:17:37 / 10:17 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005nwv. Id of event: us70005nwv. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/09/19 / 2019-09-30 15:17:37 / September 30, 2019 @ 3:17 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 67 km (41 miles) from Constitución (c. 37 900 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Cauquenes (c. 31 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cauquenes, Constitución (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 66 km WSW of Constitucion, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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