A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Arica in Chile on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude -69.7404 West, latitude -18.3539 South, depth = 149.029 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/08/25 / 2025-08-15 20:29:15 / August 15, 2025 @ 8:29 pm. The temblor was picked up at 20:29:15 / 8:29 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 149.029 km (93 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000r1i9. Event ids that are associated: us6000r1i9.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tacna, Arica. Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 66 km (41 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 60 km ENE of Arica, Chile.
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