A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Constitucion in Chile on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 11.16 km, -73.3459° West, -35.5282° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.16 km (7 miles). The temblor was picked up at 05:29:53 / 5:29 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000g62w. Event ids that are associated: us2000g62w. Global time and date of event 16/07/18 / 2018-07-16 10:29:53 / July 16, 2018 @ 10:29 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Constitución (c. 37 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Constitución (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 87 km WSW of Constitucion, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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