A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from San Antonio in Chile. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:15:49 / 7:15 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000mdsh. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mdsh. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.805 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -71.8206° West, -33.8651° South, depth 33.805 km. Global time and date of event 22/04/24 / 2024-04-22 07:15:49 / April 22, 2024 @ 7:15 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Valparaíso, San Vicente, Peñaflor (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Event epicenter was 94 km (58 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from San Antonio (c. 85 700 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Peñaflor (c. 65 500 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Melipilla (c. 63 100 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Talagante (c. 51 800 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from El Monte (c. 23 100 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 35 km SSW of San Antonio, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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