A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Puerto Quellon in Chile. The temblor was reported at 09:31:42 / 9:31 am (local time epicenter). 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 17.98 km (11 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10007txm. Unique identifier: us10007txm. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/01/17 / 2017-01-18 13:31:42 / January 18, 2017 @ 1:31 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -74.4172 West, latitude -43.2545 South, depth = 17.98 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Chonchi, Puerto Quellón (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from Puerto Quellón (c. 21 800 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Chonchi (c. 12 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 66 km WSW of Puerto Quellon, Chile.
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