A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 97 km W of Ovalle, Chile (60 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10003rbt. Unique identifier: us10003rbt. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:34:26 / 11:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/10/15 / 2015-10-25 16:34:26 / October 25, 2015 @ 4:34 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -72.195 West, latitude -30.4394 South, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days eighty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. 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: 97 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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