A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Barrio Industrial in Chile. The temblor was reported at 08:50:37 / 8:50 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.912 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/07/25 / 2025-07-21 08:50:37 / July 21, 2025 @ 8:50 am. Id of earthquake: us7000qe85. Event ids that are associated: us7000qe85. Exact location of event, longitude -70.1894 West, latitude -20.0498 South, depth = 57.912 km.
Event epicenter was 20 km (12 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Iquique.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 18 km NNW of Barrio Industrial, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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