A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Lebu in Chile. The temblor was picked up at 12:02:47 / 12:02 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.876 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000n0y7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0y7. Exact location of event, depth 11.876 km, -74.0036° West, -37.9567° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/05/24 / 2024-05-25 12:02:47 / May 25, 2024 @ 12:02 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arauco, Curanilahue, Cañete (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Curanilahue (c. 30 600 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Arauco (c. 24 700 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Lebu (c. 22 300 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Cañete (c. 20 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
Every 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 49 km SW of Lebu, Chile.
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