A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 43 km E of Putre, Chile (27 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 133.55 km (83 miles). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:00:06 / 5:00 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/01/17 / 2017-01-12 09:00:06 / January 12, 2017 @ 9:00 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -69.1502° West, latitude -18.1388° South, depth = 133.55 km. Unique identifier: us10007ssn. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007ssn.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 43 km E of Putre, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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