A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Monday. The temblor was detected at 15:08:03 / 3:08 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.47 km (15 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -71.7654 West, latitude -31.1088 South, depth = 24.47 km. Global time and date of event 21/09/15 / 2015-09-21 18:08:03 / September 21, 2015 @ 6:08 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us20003mid. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003mid. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Monte Patria, Illapel, Ovalle (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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