A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Parral in Chile on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -71.58° West, latitude -36.1962° South, depth = 103.75 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000cg5s. Id of event: us7000cg5s. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/11/20 / 2020-11-17 15:46:21 / November 17, 2020 @ 3:46 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 103.75 km (64 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 15:46:21 / 3:46 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 86 km (53 miles) from Talca (c. 197 500 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Chillán (c. 150 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Linares (c. 69 500 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from San Carlos (c. 31 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Cauquenes (c. 31 400 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Parral (c. 26 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bulnes, Talca, San Clemente.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 22 km ESE of Parral, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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