A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/05/16 / 2016-05-06 08:51:32 / May 6, 2016 @ 8:51 am. Exact location of earthquake, -71.4019° West, -30.4138° South, depth 49.54 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:51:32 / 4:51 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005e8a. Id of event: us10005e8a. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 49.54 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vicuña, La Serena, Monte Patria. The epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 28 km NW of Ovalle, Chile.
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