A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 130 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile (81 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:56:13 / 2:56 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 26.25 km (16 miles). Global time and date of event 24/09/15 / 2015-09-24 07:56:13 / September 24, 2015 @ 7:56 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us20003nl2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003nl2. Exact location of event, depth 26.25 km, -72.556° West, -30.4802° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days ninety-three, in the past 30 days ninety-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 130 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile.
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