A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Friday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:54:51 / 1:54 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 98.342 km (61 miles). Global time and date of event 23/08/24 / 2024-08-23 01:54:51 / August 23, 2024 @ 1:54 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000n8w6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n8w6. Exact location of earthquake, -71.0212° West, -31.4448° South, depth 98.342 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 25 km (16 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Monte Patria, Salamanca, Illapel. Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 25 km NE of Illapel, Chile.
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