A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) strikes 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -71.7003° West, -29.3571° South, depth 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/04/19 / 2019-04-18 04:06:33 / April 18, 2019 @ 4:06 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us700038b8. Event ids that are associated: us700038b8. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:06:33 / 11:06 pm (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Coquimbo, La Serena. Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 74 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile.
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