A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Calama in Chile on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 130.44 km, -68.6701° West, -22.1334° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 130.44 km (81 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000pbp6. Event ids that are associated: us7000pbp6. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/02/25 / 2025-02-05 23:08:06 / February 5, 2025 @ 11:08 pm. The temblor was reported at 23:08:06 / 11:08 pm (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 45 km (28 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 44 km NE of Calama, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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