A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 03:20:08 / 3:20 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000pun2. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pun2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.957 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/04/25 / 2025-04-24 03:20:08 / April 24, 2025 @ 3:20 am. Exact location of earthquake, -71.8779° West, -30.7266° South, depth 26.957 km.
Event epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 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: 66 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile.
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