A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/03/25 / 2025-03-10 05:04:53 / March 10, 2025 @ 5:04 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.309 km (37 miles). Exact location of event, depth 59.309 km, -71.483° West, -30.8771° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pxwh. Id of event: us6000pxwh. The temblor was detected at 05:04:53 / 5:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Illapel, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 40 km SW of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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