A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 112 km N of Constitución, Chile (70 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:34:45 / 5:34 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -72.6262° West, -34.3339° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/11/20 / 2020-11-16 05:34:45 / November 16, 2020 @ 5:34 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000cfj8. Unique identifier: us7000cfj8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 112 km N of Constitución, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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