A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from La Ligua in Chile. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.7761 West, latitude -32.5349 South, depth = 28.054 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 28.054 km (17 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000pibz. Event ids that are associated: us6000pibz. Global time and date of event 07/01/25 / 2025-01-07 03:39:37 / January 7, 2025 @ 3:39 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 03:39:37 / 3:39 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Viña del Mar (c. 294 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Quilpué (c. 130 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Villa Alemana (c. 97 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Quillota (c. 67 800 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Hacienda La Calera (c. 49 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Llaillay, Limache, Villa Alemana.
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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 52 km W of La Ligua, Chile.
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