A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. Exact location of event, depth 32.47 km, -71.7633° West, -30.68° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32.47 km (20 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 22/07/16 / 2016-07-22 19:45:46 / July 22, 2016 @ 7:45 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us20006gvv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006gvv. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:45:46 / 3:45 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days five hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 54 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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