Moderate earthquake: M5.3 quake has struck near West Chile Rise

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A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, West Chile Rise (0 miles). Global time and date of event 22/09/24 / 2024-09-22 08:43:08 / September 22, 2024 @ 8:43 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 08:43:08 / 8:43 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ntmw. Id of event: us6000ntmw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -87.9373° West, latitude -41.2829° South, depth = 10 km.

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 one 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. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: West Chile Rise. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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