A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Taltal in Chile. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/02/25 / 2025-02-13 10:46:58 / February 13, 2025 @ 10:46 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:46:58 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -70.9863° West, latitude -24.8874° South, depth = 13.846 km. Unique identifier: us7000pdcv. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pdcv. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.846 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taltal (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 76 km NW of Taltal, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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