A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. The temblor was reported at 14:02:38 / 2:02 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/11/15 / 2015-11-05 17:02:38 / November 5, 2015 @ 5:02 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003uwn. Id of event: us10003uwn. Exact location of event, longitude -71.9035 West, latitude -30.6599 South, depth = 18.19 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.19 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 67 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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