A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 94 km S of Putre, Chile (58 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 19:48:01 / 7:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/02/16 / 2016-02-16 22:48:01 / February 16, 2016 @ 10:48 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 98.88 km (61 miles). Exact location of event, depth 98.88 km, -69.523° West, -19.054° South. Id of earthquake: us10004r1w. Event ids that are associated: us10004r1w.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 94 km S of Putre, Chile.
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