A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Cartagena in Chile. The temblor was detected at 20:34:47 / 8:34 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.7 km (5 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000aff4. Id of event: us7000aff4. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/06/20 / 2020-06-30 20:34:47 / June 30, 2020 @ 8:34 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.4976 West, latitude -33.3667 South, depth = 8.7 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Valparaíso, San Antonio, Cartagena. Event epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from San Antonio (c. 85 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Cartagena (c. 16 900 pop).
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 has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 85 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile.
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