A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10003v57. Event ids that are associated: us10003v57. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:20:10 / 3:20 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.67 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -72.116° West, -30.2557° South, depth 8.67 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/11/15 / 2015-11-06 08:20:10 / November 6, 2015 @ 8:20 am UTC/GMT.
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. Event epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-seven, in the last 10 days sixty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and four and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 81 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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