A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Carahue in Chile on Sunday. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:08:42 / 7:08 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/02/25 / 2025-02-16 07:08:42 / February 16, 2025 @ 7:08 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us7000pe2h. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pe2h. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -74.0508° West, latitude -38.568° South, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cañete, Nueva Imperial, Carahue (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 103 km (64 miles) from Cañete (c. 20 200 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Nueva Imperial (c. 18 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Carahue (c. 11 900 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 79 km WNW of Carahue, Chile.
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