A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Tocopilla in Chile on Tuesday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:43:22 / 1:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -70.2017 West, latitude -22.4871 South, depth = 36.177 km. Event id: us7000pvpy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pvpy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/04/25 / 2025-04-29 01:43:22 / April 29, 2025 @ 1:43 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.177 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Tocopilla (c. 24 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tocopilla (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 43 km S of Tocopilla, Chile.
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