A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile. The epicenter was at a depth of 13.68 km (9 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:18:40 / 12:18 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 13.68 km, -72.0223° West, -30.1859° South. Id of earthquake: us20006fpn. Event ids that are associated: us20006fpn. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/07/16 / 2016-07-19 05:18:40 / July 19, 2016 @ 5:18 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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), 91 km (57 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ovalle, La Serena, Coquimbo (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 70 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile.
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