A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Mejillones in Chile on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:30:18 / 8:30 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.752 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000piqd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000piqd. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/25 / 2025-01-08 20:30:18 / January 8, 2025 @ 8:30 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -70.8177 West, latitude -23.1512 South, depth = 18.752 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Antofagasta (c. 309 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Antofagasta (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 38 km W of Mejillones, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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