A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Constitución in Chile on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 24.588 km (15 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000mr6y. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mr6y. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/06/24 / 2024-06-08 14:54:06 / June 8, 2024 @ 2:54 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -73 West, latitude -35.6976 South, depth = 24.588 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:54:06 / 2:54 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 67 km (42 miles) from Constitución (c. 37 900 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Cauquenes (c. 31 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cauquenes, Constitución (min 5000 pop).
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 three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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: 66 km SW of Constitución, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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