A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 23/09/15 / 2015-09-23 15:51:51 / September 23, 2015 @ 3:51 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 22.44 km (14 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003nch. Id of event: us20003nch. Exact location of earthquake, -71.9558° West, -30.8725° South, depth 22.44 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:51:51 / 10:51 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ovalle (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Event epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-six, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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 WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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