A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Calana in Peru. Exact location of earthquake, -69.7433° West, -18.2841° South, depth 114.512 km. Id of earthquake: us7000pcsw. Event ids that are associated: us7000pcsw. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/02/25 / 2025-02-11 02:00:26 / February 11, 2025 @ 2:00 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 114.512 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:00:26 / 2:00 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arica, Tacna (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 62 km (38 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 60 km SE of Calana, Peru.
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