A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 161 km WSW of Corral, Chile (100 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:40:06 / 8:40 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007dev. Id of event: us60007dev. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 01:40:06 / January 23, 2020 @ 1:40 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -75.2686° West, -40.2414° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days 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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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 161 km WSW of Corral, Chile.
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