A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Talcahuano in Chile. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20.765 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -73.7852 West, latitude -36.1701 South, depth = 20.765 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nn8c. Unique identifier: us6000nn8c. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/08/24 / 2024-08-28 16:13:54 / August 28, 2024 @ 4:13 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:13:54 / 4:13 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 86 km (53 miles) from Talcahuano (c. 253 000 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Concepción (c. 215 400 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Tomé (c. 46 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Penco (c. 46 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Concepción, Penco, Tomé.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 85 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile.
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