A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Coquimbo in Chile on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.979 West, latitude -29.4337 South, depth = 16.981 km. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:46:46 / 9:46 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000px85. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000px85. 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: 05/05/25 / 2025-05-05 09:46:46 / May 5, 2025 @ 9:46 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.981 km (11 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop). 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).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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. 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: 84 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile.
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