A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Illapel in Chile on Thursday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rcx0. Unique identifier: us6000rcx0. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 31.651 km (20 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -71.7314° West, -31.6774° South, depth 31.651 km. The temblor was picked up at 19:27:59 / 7:27 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 25/09/25 / 2025-09-25 19:27:59 / September 25, 2025 @ 7:27 pm UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salamanca, Illapel (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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: 53 km W of Illapel, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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