A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Taltal in Chile. The temblor was detected at 16:47:12 / 4:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -69.8596 West, latitude -25.5122 South, depth = 136.215 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/01/25 / 2025-01-07 16:47:12 / January 7, 2025 @ 4:47 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000pifa. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pifa. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 136.215 km (85 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taltal. Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Event epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 64 km E of Taltal, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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