A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude -71.4103 West, latitude -30.7444 South, depth = 62.11 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pumj. Id of event: us7000pumj. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/04/25 / 2025-04-24 00:24:10 / April 24, 2025 @ 12:24 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 00:24:10 / 12:24 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62.11 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 88 km (55 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 25 km SW of Ovalle, Chile.
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