A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Vallenar in Chile. Exact location of earthquake, -70.6683° West, -29.1325° South, depth 98.507 km. The temblor was reported at 04:26:18 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000p0u8. Event ids that are associated: us7000p0u8. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/12/24 / 2024-12-23 04:26:18 / December 23, 2024 @ 4:26 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 98.507 km (61 miles).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vallenar (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 fifteen 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 62 km S of Vallenar, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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