A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile. Id of earthquake: us200062ur. Event ids that are associated: us200062ur. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/06/16 / 2016-06-08 19:12:46 / June 8, 2016 @ 7:12 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 14:12:46 / 2:12 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.94 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.0727 West, latitude -30.0283 South, depth = 11.94 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Event epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 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 six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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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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: 70 km W of Coquimbo, Chile.
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