A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Saturday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:04:13 / 8:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -71.8029° West, latitude -30.6569° South, depth = 19.73 km. Id of earthquake: us2000ityn. Event ids that are associated: us2000ityn. The epicenter was at a depth of 19.73 km (12 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/12/18 / 2018-12-16 00:04:13 / December 16, 2018 @ 12:04 am. 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). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle. Earthquake epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 58 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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