A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Constitucion in Chile on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 15:11:58 / 3:11 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/09/19 / 2019-09-29 20:11:58 / September 29, 2019 @ 8:11 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.38 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us70005nkr. Event ids that are associated: us70005nkr. Exact location of earthquake, -72.9824° West, -35.4908° South, depth 11.38 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Constitución (c. 37 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Cauquenes (c. 31 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cauquenes, Constitución (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 54 km WSW of Constitucion, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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