A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Constitución in Chile. Global time and date of event 13/05/24 / 2024-05-13 09:18:49 / May 13, 2024 @ 9:18 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -73.2436° West, -35.4081° South, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000my8g. Id of event: us6000my8g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:18:49 / 9:18 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Constitución (c. 37 900 pop), 104 km (65 miles) from Cauquenes (c. 31 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cauquenes, Constitución.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 76 km W of Constitución, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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