How much was the tremor and where? Seismology Chile LIVE

It has been days since an earthquake of this magnitude in the vicinity of the Metropolitan Regionbut this early morning of May 5 felt important shaking in the central area of ​​Chile.

After 1:30 AM, for a few seconds, he noticed a earthquakewhich could have worried more than one person, both for those who were awake and for those who were surprised while they were sleeping.

How big was the shaking tonight?

The National Seismological Center of the University of Chile reported that at 1:31:52 hours, there was an earthquake of 3.9 magnitudewith a depth of 71 kilometers.

Preliminarily, the first information reported an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 and with a depth of 78 km; but it was later rectified by Seismology U of Chile with the information in the previous paragraph.

Where was the epicenter of the earthquake on May 5?

According to Seismology, in their preliminary reports and which they later confirmed, this telluric movement took place precisely in Santiago, specifically 30.88 km southwest of Santiago.

Previously, it had been preliminarily reported that it had been 27.35 km from the aforementioned area.

Finally low magnitude for a tremor that felt quite strong for a few seconds, even on social networks several reported the important earthquake and even questioned the figures given by Seismology, appealing that it had felt stronger.

SENAPRED reported that “through the National Disaster Prevention and Response System, possible damage to people, alteration to basic services or infrastructure as a result of this earthquake is being evaluated,” for now without reports of any anomalous situation.

The earthquake was felt in both the Metropolitan Region and that of Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins, according to SENAPRED itself.