A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. The epicenter was at a depth of 28.08 km (17 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:55:48 / 3:55 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20003m49. Unique identifier: us20003m49. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/09/15 / 2015-09-20 06:55:48 / September 20, 2015 @ 6:55 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 28.08 km, -71.7773° West, -30.5535° South.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Close 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, Monte Patria, Coquimbo.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days eighty-five, in the past 30 days ninety and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 55 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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