A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude -71.4294 West, latitude -31.592 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:32:40 / 5:32 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/09/15 / 2015-09-17 08:32:40 / September 17, 2015 @ 8:32 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us20003kj9. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003kj9.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Event epicenter was 97 km (61 miles) from La Ligua (c. 24 900 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Ligua, Salamanca, Illapel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 25 km W of Illapel, Chile.
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