A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from La Tirana in Chile on Thursday. Exact location, longitude -69.7625° West, latitude -20.662° South, depth = 40.145 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40.145 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/04/25 / 2025-04-17 03:03:54 / April 17, 2025 @ 3:03 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q6p1. Unique identifier: us6000q6p1. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:03:54 / 3:03 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 63 km (39 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Iquique (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 37 km SSW of La Tirana, Chile.
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