A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:33:03 / 5:33 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/04/19 / 2019-04-06 21:33:03 / April 6, 2019 @ 9:33 pm. Unique identifier: us2000kbhf. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000kbhf. Exact location of event, depth 61.74 km, -71.302° West, -30.074° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61.74 km (38 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Monte Patria, Ovalle, Vicuña. Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 14 km (9 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 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 two, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 13 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile.
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