A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile on Monday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:30:13 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/05/25 / 2025-05-26 04:30:13 / May 26, 2025 @ 4:30 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000q1hb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q1hb. Exact location of event, depth 101.599 km, -68.7443° West, -22.9433° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 101.599 km (63 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 57 km (36 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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: 55 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
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