A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Mejillones in Chile on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: us7000qwky. Event ids that are associated: us7000qwky. 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 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -70.3643 West, latitude -22.8115 South, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/09/25 / 2025-09-16 23:53:09 / September 16, 2025 @ 11:53 pm. The temblor was reported at 23:53:09 / 11:53 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 94 km (58 miles) from Antofagasta (c. 309 800 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Tocopilla (c. 24 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Antofagasta, Tocopilla (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 33 km NNE of Mejillones, Chile.
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