A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Calama in Chile on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 101.984 km (63 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.752 West, latitude -22.584 South, depth = 101.984 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/05/25 / 2025-05-30 09:16:27 / May 30, 2025 @ 9:16 am. The temblor was reported at 09:16:27 / 9:16 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000qgui. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qgui. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 23 km (14 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Calama. Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 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 five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 22 km SE of Calama, Chile.
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