A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Chillan in Chile on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 56.73 km, -72.3708° West, -36.3651° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000896l. Id of event: us6000896l. The epicenter was at a depth of 56.73 km (35 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/03/20 / 2020-03-04 04:52:27 / March 4, 2020 @ 4:52 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 00:52:27 / 12:52 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (48 miles) from Talcahuano (c. 253 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Concepción (c. 215 400 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Chillán (c. 150 400 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Chiguayante (c. 82 500 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Linares (c. 69 500 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Tomé (c. 46 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Linares, Chiguayante, Yumbel.
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 35 km NW of Chillan, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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