A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Copiapó in Chile. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 130.008 km (81 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:11:46 / 9:11 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/04/25 / 2025-04-14 09:11:46 / April 14, 2025 @ 9:11 am. Unique identifier: us6000q5x5. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q5x5. Exact location, longitude -69.6507° West, latitude -27.1397° South, depth = 130.008 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Copiapó (c. 129 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Copiapó (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 71 km ENE of Copiapó, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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