A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from La Serena in Chile. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 40.29 km (25 miles). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:40:09 / 5:40 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us100030qh. Ids that are associated to the event: us100030qh. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/08/15 / 2015-08-10 09:40:09 / August 10, 2015 @ 9:40 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -71.1979° West, -29.4925° South, depth 40.29 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vicuña, Coquimbo, La Serena (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 46 km N of La Serena, Chile.
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