A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Saturday. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000e8q4. Unique identifier: us1000e8q4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/05/18 / 2018-05-19 20:58:29 / May 19, 2018 @ 8:58 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 33.2 km, -71.7387° West, -30.6289° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 33.2 km (21 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:58:29 / 4:58 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 51 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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