A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.14 km (16 miles). The temblor was picked up at 08:32:48 / 8:32 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/12/15 / 2015-12-08 13:32:48 / December 8, 2015 @ 1:32 pm. Id of earthquake: us10004552. Event ids that are associated: us10004552. Exact location of earthquake, -71.9747° West, -30.783° South, depth 26.14 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 76 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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