A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, Coquimbo, Chile kilometers (0 miles) from Coquimbo, Chile. Id of earthquake: us20005ck2. Event ids that are associated: us20005ck2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/03/16 / 2016-03-26 08:56:31 / March 26, 2016 @ 8:56 am. Exact location, longitude -71.5131° West, latitude -30.7283° South, depth = 38.03 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:56:31 / 8:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.03 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: Coquimbo, Chile.
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