A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 158 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile (98 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/10/15 / 2015-10-05 17:30:53 / October 5, 2015 @ 5:30 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:30:53 / 12:30 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.7528 West, latitude -31.0848 South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us10003kgn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003kgn.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days two hundred and two and in the last 365 days two hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 158 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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