A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Diego de Almagro in Chile. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j390. Id of event: us2000j390. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/01/19 / 2019-01-12 06:01:13 / January 12, 2019 @ 6:01 am. Exact location of earthquake, -70.6951° West, -26.235° South, depth 63.96 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 63.96 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 02:01:13 / 2:01 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Diego de Almagro. Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Diego de Almagro (c. 18 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 66 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile.
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