A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:46:12 / 8:46 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000n8hz. Event ids that are associated: us6000n8hz. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 65.736 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 65.736 km, -71.6741° West, -31.0207° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/06/24 / 2024-06-26 20:46:12 / June 26, 2024 @ 8:46 pm.
Event epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Illapel, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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: 65 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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