A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Salamanca in Chile on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us10002x7t. Event ids that are associated: us10002x7t. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 65 km (40 miles). Global time and date of event 01/08/15 / 2015-08-01 19:53:49 / August 1, 2015 @ 7:53 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.198 West, latitude -31.964 South, depth = 65 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:53:49 / 3:53 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 54 km (34 miles) from La Ligua (c. 24 900 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was La Ligua, Illapel, Salamanca.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 29 km SW of Salamanca, Chile.
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