Chile Records Magnitude-4.0 Earthquake Near La Higuera

Chile's National Seismological Centre recorded a magnitude-4.0 earthquake near La Higuera in the Coquimbo Region early on October 23. The centre's official bulletin gave the local time as 01:01:57, equivalent to 04:01:57 UTC, and placed the earthquake's epicentre 3.81 kilometres southeast of the town. Its listed coordinates were 29.54 degrees south and 71.19 degrees west, with a depth of 46.13 kilometres. The centre's official post, published shortly after the earthquake, reported these instrumental measurements without providing an assessment of injuries or damage.