A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 43.58 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005zbz. Id of event: us10005zbz. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:20:08 / 6:20 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -71.4697° West, -30.8138° South, depth 43.58 km. Global time and date of event 01/07/16 / 2016-07-01 22:20:08 / July 1, 2016 @ 10:20 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Illapel, Monte Patria.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days five hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 35 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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