A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Copiapó in Chile on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 106.446 km, -69.5852° West, -27.4851° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 106.446 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000pvfy. Event ids that are associated: us6000pvfy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:10:33 / 9:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/02/25 / 2025-02-25 21:10:33 / February 25, 2025 @ 9:10 pm UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Copiapó (c. 129 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Copiapó (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. 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: 74 km E of Copiapó, Chile.
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