A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile. The temblor was reported at 04:30:53 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 05/06/16 / 2016-06-05 09:30:53 / June 5, 2016 @ 9:30 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us20006260. Event ids that are associated: us20006260. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 53 km, -71.652° West, -29.366° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 53 km (33 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, La Serena (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 seven, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 71 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile.
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