A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Talcahuano in Chile on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 01:53:28 / 1:53 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -73.8134 West, latitude -36.1478 South, depth = 36.42 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rs4c. Event ids that are associated: us6000rs4c. Global time and date of event 03/12/25 / 2025-12-03 01:53:28 / December 3, 2025 @ 1:53 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.42 km (23 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Talcahuano (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 89 km (56 miles) from Talcahuano (c. 253 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ten 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 89 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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