A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Rauco in Chile on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us7000c6pq. Event ids that are associated: us7000c6pq. Exact location of earthquake, -71.7234° West, -34.9131° South, depth 59.87 km. The temblor was detected at 09:52:38 / 9:52 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 59.87 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/10/20 / 2020-10-28 09:52:38 / October 28, 2020 @ 9:52 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Vicente, Constitución, San Javier (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 57 km (36 miles) from Talca (c. 197 500 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Curicó (c. 102 400 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Constitución (c. 37 900 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Santa Cruz (c. 33 300 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Molina (c. 28 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from San Vicente (c. 22 600 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 37 km W of Rauco, Chile.
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