A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. Event id: us2000c57m. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c57m. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/12/17 / 2017-12-16 11:16:50 / December 16, 2017 @ 11:16 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.7144 West, latitude -30.6549 South, depth = 35.84 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 07:16:50 / 7:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.84 km (22 miles).
Event epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 49 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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