A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 35.87 km, -71.6571° West, -31.0146° South. Global time and date of event 22/09/15 / 2015-09-22 22:26:41 / September 22, 2015 @ 10:26 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:26:41 / 7:26 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.87 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us20003n4g. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003n4g.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Illapel, Monte Patria, Ovalle. Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Event epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. 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: 63 km SW of Ovalle, Chile.
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