A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Quellón in Chile on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/09/24 / 2024-09-08 14:40:01 / September 8, 2024 @ 2:40 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 61.854 km, -73.9913° West, -43.0839° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 61.854 km (38 miles). Unique identifier: us6000nqh2. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nqh2. The temblor was reported at 14:40:01 / 2:40 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Castro, Chonchi, Puerto Quellón (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 70 km (44 miles) from Castro (c. 29 900 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Puerto Quellón (c. 21 800 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Chonchi (c. 12 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 have been detected nearby.
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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: 30 km W of Quellón, Chile.
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