A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Arauco in Chile on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us6000nk1f. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nk1f. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/08/24 / 2024-08-14 08:45:27 / August 14, 2024 @ 8:45 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.898 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 34.898 km, -73.856° West, -36.8606° South. The temblor was picked up at 08:45:27 / 8:45 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Talcahuano (c. 253 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Concepción (c. 215 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Coronel (c. 92 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Chiguayante (c. 82 500 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Lota (c. 49 800 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Tomé (c. 46 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lebu, Tomé, Curanilahue. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 64 km NW of Arauco, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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