A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Illapel in Chile. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:21:54 / 8:21 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.5771 West, latitude -31.5512 South, depth = 47.35 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d7jf. Id of event: us2000d7jf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/02/18 / 2018-02-25 00:21:54 / February 25, 2018 @ 12:21 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.35 km (29 miles).
The epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salamanca, Illapel (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 40 km WNW of Illapel, Chile.
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