A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/09/15 / 2015-09-27 05:48:00 / September 27, 2015 @ 5:48 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 19.73 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20003pga. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003pga. Exact location of earthquake, -71.8468° West, -30.6312° South, depth 19.73 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 02:48:00 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter).
Close 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 La Serena, Coquimbo, Monte Patria. The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-six 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.
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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: 62 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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