A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/10/24 / 2024-10-01 11:45:52 / October 1, 2024 @ 11:45 am. Exact location, longitude -71.2276° West, latitude -30.0576° South, depth = 62.252 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nhg7. Unique identifier: us7000nhg7. The epicenter was at a depth of 62.252 km (39 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:45:52 / 11:45 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 16 km (10 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Monte Patria, Ovalle, Vicuña (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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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: 15 km SE of Coquimbo, Chile.
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