A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 173 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile (107 miles) on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 23/09/15 / 2015-09-23 17:06:10 / September 23, 2015 @ 5:06 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us20003ndp. Event ids that are associated: us20003ndp. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -73.1021° West, -30.2833° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:06:10 / 12:06 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirty-seven, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days thirty-seven 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 173 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile.
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