A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from San Felipe in Chile. The temblor was reported at 18:02:13 / 6:02 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70008xx5. Event ids that are associated: us70008xx5. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/04/20 / 2020-04-16 21:02:13 / April 16, 2020 @ 9:02 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -70.1886 West, latitude -32.2936 South, depth = 117.83 km. 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 117.83 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from San Felipe (c. 59 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Los Andes (c. 56 900 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Llaillay (c. 16 600 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Llaillay, Salamanca, San Felipe (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 71 km NE of San Felipe, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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