A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Ollagüe in Chile. 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: 25/08/25 / 2025-08-25 18:01:03 / August 25, 2025 @ 6:01 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.4897 West, latitude -21.7142 South, depth = 118.465 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 118.465 km (74 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 18:01:03 / 6:01 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000qqvr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qqvr.
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 Calama. The epicenter was 94 km (58 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 59 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile.
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