A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from La Serena in Chile. The temblor was picked up at 04:01:54 / 4:01 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/19 / 2019-12-05 08:01:54 / December 5, 2019 @ 8:01 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.3697 West, latitude -29.7258 South, depth = 48.04 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us60006mb8. Unique identifier: us60006mb8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 48.04 km (30 miles).
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 25 km (16 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vicuña, Coquimbo, La Serena.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 23 km NNW of La Serena, Chile.
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