A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 19:12:35 / 7:12 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000406r. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000406r. Exact location of earthquake, -71.8342° West, -30.5593° South, depth 25.88 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 25.88 km (16 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/11/15 / 2015-11-21 22:12:35 / November 21, 2015 @ 10:12 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Monte Patria, Coquimbo, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 60 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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