A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from La Serena in Chile. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/10/16 / 2016-10-08 04:43:46 / October 8, 2016 @ 4:43 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007crg. Id of event: us20007crg. Exact location of earthquake, -71.074° West, -29.426° South, depth 61.5 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 61.5 km (38 miles). The temblor was reported at 00:43:46 / 12:43 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vicuña, Coquimbo, La Serena (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 56 km NNE of La Serena, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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