M4.0 earthquake near Melipilla, Santiago Metropolitan
3023 d ago · 8 Jul 2018, 15:29 UTC 7 km WSW of Melipilla, Chile
What happened
A magnitude 4 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Melipilla, Chile on 8 Jul 2018, 15:29 UTC at a depth of 50 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Melipilla, about 8 km away in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.
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