A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 154 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile (96 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 41.98 km (26 miles). Exact location, longitude -72.7117° West, latitude -31.0846° South, depth = 41.98 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/09/15 / 2015-09-21 12:35:50 / September 21, 2015 @ 12:35 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us20003mfd. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003mfd. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:35:50 / 7:35 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 154 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile.
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