A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Diego de Almagro in Chile on Friday. The temblor was reported at 04:31:55 / 4:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/12/19 / 2019-12-20 08:31:55 / December 20, 2019 @ 8:31 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.5 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 59.5 km, -70.4918° West, -26.3504° South. Id of earthquake: us70006nzg. Event ids that are associated: us70006nzg. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Diego de Almagro (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 44 km (27 miles) from Diego de Almagro (c. 18 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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: 44 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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