A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/12/16 / 2016-12-16 23:56:37 / December 16, 2016 @ 11:56 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us200081s9. Ids that are associated to the event: us200081s9. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:56:37 / 7:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -71.7707 West, latitude -30.3849 South, depth = 23.2 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.2 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Monte Patria, La Serena, Coquimbo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 59 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile.
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