A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003n5f. Id of event: us10003n5f. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/10/15 / 2015-10-13 00:15:14 / October 13, 2015 @ 12:15 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -71.575° West, latitude -30.713° South, depth = 34.8 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.8 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:15:14 / 9:15 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 59 km (37 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 thirty-two, in the last 10 days sixty, in the past 30 days three hundred and eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 38 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile.
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