A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.33 km (15 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:19:00 / 6:19 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10008uhf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008uhf. Exact location of event, depth 24.33 km, -71.7265° West, -30.6369° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/05/17 / 2017-05-23 22:19:00 / May 23, 2017 @ 10:19 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). The epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 50 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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