A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Friday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:48:03 / 4:48 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.14 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -71.5602 West, latitude -30.8406 South, depth = 33.14 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/01/20 / 2020-01-10 20:48:03 / January 10, 2020 @ 8:48 pm. Unique identifier: us70006xuj. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006xuj. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). The epicenter was 101 km (63 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Illapel, Monte Patria (min 5000 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 three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 43 km SW of Ovalle, Chile.
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