A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from La Ligua in Chile on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, -71.399° West, -32.5408° South, depth 67.451 km. Event id: us7000pyx1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pyx1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 67.451 km (42 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/05/25 / 2025-05-12 23:08:02 / May 12, 2025 @ 11:08 pm. The temblor was reported at 23:08:02 / 11:08 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Viña del Mar (c. 294 600 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Quilpué (c. 130 300 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Villa Alemana (c. 97 300 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Quillota (c. 67 800 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from San Felipe (c. 59 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Los Andes, San Felipe, Valparaíso.
Each 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 18 km WSW of La Ligua, Chile.
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