A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Quellón in Chile. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/07/24 / 2024-07-12 05:08:45 / July 12, 2024 @ 5:08 am. Exact location of event, depth 24.126 km, -74.3116° West, -42.9955° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.126 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000mys7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mys7. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:08:45 / 5:08 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Castro (c. 29 900 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Puerto Quellón (c. 21 800 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Chonchi (c. 12 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Castro, Chonchi, Puerto Quellón.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 58 km WNW of Quellón, Chile.
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