A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Tocopilla in Chile on Sunday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:32:28 / 3:32 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 55.451 km, -70.3343° West, -21.741° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 55.451 km (34 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q5sj. Id of event: us6000q5sj. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/04/25 / 2025-04-13 15:32:28 / April 13, 2025 @ 3:32 pm.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 41 km (26 miles) from Tocopilla (c. 24 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tocopilla (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eighteen 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 41 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile.
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