A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Calama in Chile on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 128.009 km, -68.64° West, -21.88° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 128.009 km (80 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:43:34 / 4:43 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000rgzk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rgzk. Global time and date of event 14/10/25 / 2025-10-14 04:43:34 / October 14, 2025 @ 4:43 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-eight 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 70 km NNE of Calama, Chile.
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