A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000456b. Unique identifier: us6000456b. Exact location of earthquake, -71.7366° West, -30.482° South, depth 10 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:33:15 / 6:33 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/06/19 / 2019-06-24 10:33:15 / June 24, 2019 @ 10:33 am.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was La Serena, Monte Patria, Coquimbo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 53 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile.
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