M4.1 earthquake near Melipilla, Santiago Metropolitan
3381 d ago · 16 Jul 2017, 08:19 UTC 31 km SSW of Melipilla, Chile
What happened
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Melipilla, Chile on 16 Jul 2017, 08:19 UTC at a depth of 51 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 32 km away in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.
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