A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 53 kilometers (33 miles) from La Serena in Chile on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 03:29:48 / 3:29 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 39.43 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -71.3976° West, latitude -29.4437° South, depth = 39.43 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/06/19 / 2019-06-26 07:29:48 / June 26, 2019 @ 7:29 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000456w. Event ids that are associated: us7000456w.
Epicenter of the event was 57 km (35 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vicuña, Coquimbo, La Serena (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 53 km NNW of La Serena, Chile.
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