A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 48.998 km, -71.4778° West, -31.8146° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 48.998 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:52:10 / 6:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/01/25 / 2025-01-03 18:52:10 / January 3, 2025 @ 6:52 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000phph. Id of event: us6000phph. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Ligua, Salamanca, Illapel (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (46 miles) from La Ligua (c. 24 900 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 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 one and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 35 km SW of Illapel, Chile.
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