A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from La Serena in Chile on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us200030e7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200030e7. Exact location of event, depth 98.68 km, -71.1539° West, -29.501° South. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:23:21 / 11:23 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/07/15 / 2015-07-27 15:23:21 / July 27, 2015 @ 3:23 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 98.68 km (61 miles).
The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vicuña, Coquimbo, La Serena (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 46 km NNE of La Serena, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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