A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. The temblor was detected at 16:45:07 / 4:45 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rnh3. Id of event: us6000rnh3. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.39 km (2 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/11/25 / 2025-11-15 16:45:07 / November 15, 2025 @ 4:45 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 3.39 km, -71.9602° West, -30.6399° South.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 73 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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