A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Villarrica in Chile on Saturday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:27:15 / 4:27 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nh04. Id of event: us7000nh04. Exact location of earthquake, -72.3236° West, -39.4403° South, depth 86.819 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/09/24 / 2024-09-28 16:27:15 / September 28, 2024 @ 4:27 pm. 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 86.819 km (54 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 81 km (51 miles) from Temuco (c. 238 100 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Valdivia (c. 133 400 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Villarrica (c. 31 600 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Las Animas (c. 30 000 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Pucón (c. 27 000 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Panguipulli (c. 16 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Valdivia, Las Animas, Vilcún. Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 19 km SSW of Villarrica, Chile.
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