A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Ollagüe in Chile on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 03:36:38 / 3:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/03/25 / 2025-03-15 03:36:38 / March 15, 2025 @ 3:36 am. Exact location, longitude -68.5257° West, latitude -21.8521° South, depth = 120.805 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 120.805 km (75 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000pyz7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pyz7.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Calama. Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 74 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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