A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Salamanca in Chile on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 01:57:31 / 1:57 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000rtjs. Event ids that are associated: us6000rtjs. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 91.481 km (57 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 91.481 km, -70.8246° West, -31.8987° South. Global time and date of event 09/12/25 / 2025-12-09 01:57:31 / December 9, 2025 @ 1:57 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Ligua, Illapel, Salamanca (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (45 miles) from La Ligua (c. 24 900 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 18 km SE of Salamanca, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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