A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Vallenar in Chile. The temblor was reported at 22:12:10 / 10:12 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.81 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/10/25 / 2025-10-15 22:12:10 / October 15, 2025 @ 10:12 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.4188 West, latitude -28.9462 South, depth = 35.81 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rhe0. Unique identifier: us6000rhe0.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vallenar. Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 76 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile.
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