A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Monday. The temblor was detected at 11:48:58 / 11:48 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us200041bh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200041bh. Exact location of event, depth 19.27 km, -72.0167° West, -30.4338° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 02/11/15 / 2015-11-02 16:48:58 / November 2, 2015 @ 4:48 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.27 km (12 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 84 km (52 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was La Serena, Coquimbo, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 80 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile.
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