A earthquake magnitude 6.8 (ml/mb) strikes 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/11/15 / 2015-11-07 07:31:38 / November 7, 2015 @ 7:31 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.617 West, latitude -30.807 South, depth = 14.4 km. Event id: pt15311052. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt15311052. The epicenter was at a depth of 14.4 km (9 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 6.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:31:38 / 4:31 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 99 km (61 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 106 km (66 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 122 km (76 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop), 125 km (77 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salamanca, Vicuña, La Serena (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 135 quakes in the world. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fifty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 46 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile.
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