A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Taltal in Chile. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:14:16 / 12:14 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 31/03/25 / 2025-03-31 12:14:16 / March 31, 2025 @ 12:14 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 19.368 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -71.1213° West, latitude -25.7435° South, depth = 19.368 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pp0k. Id of event: us7000pp0k.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Taltal (c. 10 000 pop). Close 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 Taltal.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 73 km WSW of Taltal, Chile.
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