A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 53.05 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -71.4905° West, -30.0766° South, depth 53.05 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/01/19 / 2019-01-20 02:36:00 / January 20, 2019 @ 2:36 am. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:36:00 / 10:36 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000j6iw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j6iw.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 20 km (12 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Monte Patria, Vicuña, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 19 km SW of Coquimbo, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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