A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.6927 West, latitude -30.6107 South, depth = 30.66 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/09/15 / 2015-09-20 17:18:27 / September 20, 2015 @ 5:18 pm. Id of earthquake: us20003m80. Event ids that are associated: us20003m80. The temblor was reported at 14:18:27 / 2:18 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 30.66 km (19 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo, Monte Patria (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days ninety-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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