A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Vallenar in Chile on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/12/24 / 2024-12-31 05:51:59 / December 31, 2024 @ 5:51 am UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:51:59 / 5:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -70.2097 West, latitude -28.7474 South, depth = 97.247 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 97.247 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pglk. Unique identifier: us6000pglk.
The epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vallenar. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 56 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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