A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 27.02 km (17 miles). The temblor was picked up at 08:50:22 / 8:50 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 08/12/17 / 2017-12-08 13:50:22 / December 8, 2017 @ 1:50 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000c20x. Event ids that are associated: us2000c20x. Exact location of event, depth 27.02 km, -72.0665° West, -29.877° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 70 km W of Coquimbo, Chile.
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