A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from La Tirana in Chile on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 99.561 km (62 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000pmm9. Event ids that are associated: us7000pmm9. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -69.1767 West, latitude -20.2307 South, depth = 99.561 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/03/25 / 2025-03-25 22:55:52 / March 25, 2025 @ 10:55 pm. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:55:52 / 10:55 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 100 km (62 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Iquique (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 51 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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