A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 13:33:42 / 1:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 12.19 km, -72.0491° West, -29.8835° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.19 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003xfv. Id of event: us10003xfv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/11/15 / 2015-11-11 18:33:42 / November 11, 2015 @ 6:33 pm.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo. Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 68 km W of Coquimbo, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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