A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Vallenar in Chile. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:14:44 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000pxqe. Event ids that are associated: us6000pxqe. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/03/25 / 2025-03-09 01:14:44 / March 9, 2025 @ 1:14 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.5321 West, latitude -28.7748 South, depth = 35 km.
The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vallenar. 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 78 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile.
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