A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile. Id of earthquake: us20004gw9. Event ids that are associated: us20004gw9. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/12/15 / 2015-12-13 14:35:41 / December 13, 2015 @ 2:35 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -72.0136 West, latitude -29.6367 South, depth = 6.87 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.87 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 09:35:41 / 9:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 73 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile.
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