Moderate 4.3 quake hits near La Serena, Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile
4.3 quake 3 Jul 11:24 am (GMT -5)

Just 12 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near La Serena, Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Sunday, July 3rd, 2022, at 11:24 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 37 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Coquimbo (pop. 161,300) located 88 km from the epicenter, Ovalle (pop. 77,100) 89 km away, and La Serena (pop. 154,500) 99 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 3, 2022 11:24 am (GMT -5) local time (3 Jul 2022 16:24 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 37.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 30.4°S / 72.1°W (South Pacific Ocean, Chile)
Primary data source: EMSC
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