A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Arica in Chile. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41.784 km (26 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000rp5n. Event ids that are associated: us6000rp5n. The temblor was detected at 08:22:58 / 8:22 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -70.6429° West, latitude -18.5151° South, depth = 41.784 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/10/25 / 2025-10-29 08:22:58 / October 29, 2025 @ 8:22 am.
Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tacna, Arica. Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 36 km W of Arica, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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