A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. Exact location of earthquake, -71.559° West, -30.7205° South, depth 32.053 km. The temblor was detected at 11:43:39 / 11:43 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rh9m. Id of event: us6000rh9m. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/10/25 / 2025-10-15 11:43:39 / October 15, 2025 @ 11:43 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.053 km (20 miles).
The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 108 km (67 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop), 111 km (69 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop). 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 Vicuña, Illapel, La Serena.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 36 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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