A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 108 km WSW of Constitucion, Chile (67 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.06 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us70008fmc. Unique identifier: us70008fmc. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/03/20 / 2020-03-25 05:53:21 / March 25, 2020 @ 5:53 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -73.5055° West, latitude -35.7347° South, depth = 22.06 km. The temblor was picked up at 00:53:21 / 12:53 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 108 km WSW of Constitucion, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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