A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 24.18 km (15 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006fft. Id of event: us20006fft. The temblor was picked up at 21:13:14 / 9:13 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/07/16 / 2016-07-18 01:13:14 / July 18, 2016 @ 1:13 am. Exact location of earthquake, -71.5862° West, -30.8128° South, depth 24.18 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 44 km (27 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days five hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 43 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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