A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Constitucion in Chile on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us70005nqz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005nqz. Exact location of event, depth 18.88 km, -72.9488° West, -35.4609° South. The temblor was detected at 23:49:34 / 11:49 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.88 km (12 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/09/19 / 2019-09-30 04:49:34 / September 30, 2019 @ 4:49 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 51 km (32 miles) from Constitución (c. 37 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Cauquenes (c. 31 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cauquenes, Constitución (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 50 km WSW of Constitucion, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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