A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 48.67 km (30 miles). Exact location, longitude -71.6624° West, latitude -30.6535° South, depth = 48.67 km. Global time and date of event 01/12/18 / 2018-12-01 13:19:33 / December 1, 2018 @ 1:19 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000hzje. Event ids that are associated: us1000hzje. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:19:33 / 9:19 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was La Serena, Coquimbo, Monte Patria (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 44 km W of Ovalle, Chile.
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