A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 99 km W of Illapel, Chile (62 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 17:39:22 / 5:39 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us20003nie. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003nie. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/09/15 / 2015-09-23 22:39:22 / September 23, 2015 @ 10:39 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 13.43 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -72.2041 West, latitude -31.7877 South, depth = 13.43 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 99 km W of Illapel, Chile.
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