Saturday, September 24, 2022

Quakes Rising In Frequency, Magnitude

Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile

A strong and shallow earthquake, registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile, at 22:53 UTC (18:53 LT) on September 23, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles). EMSC reports M6.1 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).The epicenter was located about 155 km (97 miles) WNW of Ancud (population 28 020), and 220 km (136 miles) W of Puerto Montt (population 160 054), Los Lagos Region, Chile.





A strong and shallow earthquake, registered by the USGS as M6.2, hit off the west coast of northern Sumatra at 20:52 UTC on September 23, 2022 (02:52 LT, September 24). The agency is reporting a depth of 48 km (30 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 30 km (18 miles). BMKG is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 22 km (13 miles).



Also:

5.2 Mexico
5.4 Fiji




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