A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.5983 West, latitude -30.2443 South, depth = 24.17 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/05/18 / 2018-05-21 13:44:59 / May 21, 2018 @ 1:44 pm. Event id: us1000e9b8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e9b8. The epicenter was at a depth of 24.17 km (15 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:44:59 / 9:44 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vicuña, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 88 km (55 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-eight 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 40 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile.
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