A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Cartagena in Chile on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 14:25:26 / 2:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/05/25 / 2025-05-04 14:25:26 / May 4, 2025 @ 2:25 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 35.064 km, -72.2794° West, -33.4094° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.064 km (22 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000px3e. Unique identifier: us7000px3e.
Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Viña del Mar (c. 294 600 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Quilpué (c. 130 300 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Villa Alemana (c. 97 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from San Antonio (c. 85 700 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Cartagena (c. 16 900 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villa Alemana, Quilpué, Viña del Mar (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 64 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile.
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