A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Calama in Chile. Event id: us6000pgti. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pgti. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.9338 West, latitude -22.5896 South, depth = 109.052 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/25 / 2025-01-01 08:08:31 / January 1, 2025 @ 8:08 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 08:08:31 / 8:08 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 109.052 km (68 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama. The epicenter was 15 km (9 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days fifty-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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 14 km S of Calama, Chile.
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