A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. Event id: us20003p7c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003p7c. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.33 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 13.33 km, -72.0616° West, -30.5494° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/09/15 / 2015-09-25 20:30:58 / September 25, 2015 @ 8:30 pm. The temblor was detected at 15:30:58 / 3:30 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Ovalle. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Event epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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 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: 82 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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