A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Monte Patria in Chile. Exact location of event, depth 102.05 km, -70.4642° West, -30.6122° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/12/16 / 2016-12-26 15:18:31 / December 26, 2016 @ 3:18 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 102.05 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 11:18:31 / 11:18 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007mvx. Id of event: us10007mvx.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ovalle, Vicuña, Monte Patria (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 70 km (44 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 47 km E of Monte Patria, Chile.
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