A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Camiña in Chile. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q1h3. Id of event: us7000q1h3. The temblor was detected at 03:50:25 / 3:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -69.392 West, latitude -19.6396 South, depth = 113.064 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 26/05/25 / 2025-05-26 03:50:25 / May 26, 2025 @ 3:50 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113.064 km (70 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Iquique (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 101 km (63 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 36 km S of Camiña, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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