A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Illapel in Chile. Exact location of event, longitude -71.6362 West, latitude -31.5281 South, depth = 42.307 km. The temblor was reported at 12:31:57 / 12:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/06/24 / 2024-06-16 12:31:57 / June 16, 2024 @ 12:31 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 42.307 km (26 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000mst3. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mst3.
The epicenter was 46 km (28 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salamanca, Illapel. Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 45 km WNW of Illapel, Chile.
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