A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 176 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile (109 miles) on Sunday. Unique identifier: us2000d7l2. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000d7l2. Exact location of earthquake, -72.8814° West, -29.0961° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 25/02/18 / 2018-02-25 06:19:01 / February 25, 2018 @ 6:19 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 01:19:01 / 1:19 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
Did you feel the quake?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 176 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply