A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 264 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile (164 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:29:31 / 2:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -76.1766 West, latitude -45.8084 South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/10/17 / 2017-10-10 19:29:31 / October 10, 2017 @ 7:29 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us1000aprz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000aprz.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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 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: 264 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile.
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