A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Sunday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:10:22 / 8:10 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pvg1. Id of event: us7000pvg1. Global time and date of event 27/04/25 / 2025-04-27 20:10:22 / April 27, 2025 @ 8:10 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.687 km (31 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 -71.4177° West, latitude -30.9112° South, depth = 49.687 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Illapel, Monte Patria, Ovalle (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. 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: 40 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile.
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