A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 134 km W of Coquimbo, Chile (83 miles). Global time and date of event 25/09/15 / 2015-09-25 04:07:09 / September 25, 2015 @ 4:07 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.7373 West, latitude -29.9759 South, depth = 22.88 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 22.88 km (14 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003nx4. Id of event: us20003nx4. The temblor was detected at 23:07:09 / 11:07 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fourty-four, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 134 km W of Coquimbo, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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