A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Illapel in Chile. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pfcn. Id of event: us7000pfcn. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.323 km (24 miles). The temblor was reported at 00:07:15 / 12:07 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -71.9821° West, -31.7577° South, depth 39.323 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/02/25 / 2025-02-22 00:07:15 / February 22, 2025 @ 12:07 am.
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 Illapel. Earthquake epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 78 km W of Illapel, Chile.
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