A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 93 kilometers (58 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile on Monday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:36:44 / 9:36 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/12/15 / 2015-12-28 14:36:44 / December 28, 2015 @ 2:36 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us10004a3m. Unique identifier: us10004a3m. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.5 km (3 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.9912 West, latitude -29.3282 South, depth = 4.5 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 94 km (58 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days ninety-one 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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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. 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: 93 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile.
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