A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20005y8v. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005y8v. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.97 km (7 miles). The temblor was detected at 15:36:49 / 3:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -71.9091° West, latitude -29.9168° South, depth = 11.97 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/05/16 / 2016-05-26 20:36:49 / May 26, 2016 @ 8:36 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 54 km W of Coquimbo, Chile.
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