A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Monday. Exact location, longitude -71.7896° West, latitude -31.0582° South, depth = 10.41 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/09/15 / 2015-09-21 18:36:50 / September 21, 2015 @ 6:36 pm. The temblor was reported at 15:36:50 / 3:36 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.41 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20003mis. Unique identifier: us20003mis. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 112 km (70 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salamanca, Monte Patria, Illapel.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 76 km SW of Ovalle, Chile.
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