A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.7692 West, latitude -30.5792 South, depth = 27.52 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.52 km (17 miles). Id of earthquake: us10003jb5. Event ids that are associated: us10003jb5. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:21:16 / 3:21 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/09/15 / 2015-09-30 18:21:16 / September 30, 2015 @ 6:21 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 81 km (50 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo, Monte Patria.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 54 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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