A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 73 kilometers (45 miles) from La Serena in Chile on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.06 km (29 miles). The temblor was detected at 04:16:39 / 4:16 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000npn2. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000npn2. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/11/24 / 2024-11-03 04:16:39 / November 3, 2024 @ 4:16 am. Exact location, longitude -71.2687° West, latitude -29.2422° South, depth = 46.06 km. 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). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vallenar, Coquimbo, La Serena. The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixteen 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 73 km N of La Serena, Chile.
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