A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes offshore Coquimbo, Chile kilometers (0 miles) from offshore Coquimbo, Chile on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003kmd. Id of event: us20003kmd. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/09/15 / 2015-09-17 16:52:17 / September 17, 2015 @ 4:52 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -72.1071° West, -29.7738° South, depth 10 km. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:52:17 / 4:52 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo. Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: offshore Coquimbo, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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