A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Las Ovejas in Argentina on Friday. Exact location, longitude -70.9457° West, latitude -36.4664° South, depth = 125.119 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:59:38 / 3:59 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 125.119 km (78 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/04/25 / 2025-04-18 03:59:38 / April 18, 2025 @ 3:59 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000q6yn. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q6yn.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Linares (c. 69 500 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from San Carlos (c. 31 500 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Parral (c. 26 900 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Coihueco (c. 7 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Longaví (c. 6 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Carlos, Linares, Parral (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km NNW of Las Ovejas, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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