A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from La Serena in Chile on Wednesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:47:25 / 10:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.093 West, latitude -29.4463 South, depth = 52.289 km. Event id: us6000plqc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000plqc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/01/25 / 2025-01-22 22:47:25 / January 22, 2025 @ 10:47 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 52.289 km (32 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vicuña, Coquimbo, La Serena (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 61 km (38 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop).
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 six and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 52 km NNE of La Serena, Chile.
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