A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. Exact location of earthquake, -71.7101° West, -30.6612° South, depth 27.92 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.92 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/19 / 2019-12-22 12:14:03 / December 22, 2019 @ 12:14 pm. Event id: us70006ptj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006ptj. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:14:03 / 8:14 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 49 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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