A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003vmn. Id of event: us10003vmn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 43.79 km (27 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/11/15 / 2015-11-07 23:56:21 / November 7, 2015 @ 11:56 pm. The temblor was reported at 20:56:21 / 8:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -71.4365° West, -30.7236° South, depth 43.79 km.
Epicenter of the event was 86 km (54 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo, Monte Patria.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 26 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile.
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