A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Arauco in Chile on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.718 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 21.718 km, -74.0136° West, -36.8097° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 19/11/25 / 2025-11-19 04:42:39 / November 19, 2025 @ 4:42 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rp2y. Unique identifier: us6000rp2y. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:42:39 / 4:42 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Penco, Chiguayante, Concepción (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Talcahuano (c. 253 000 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Concepción (c. 215 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Coronel (c. 92 900 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Chiguayante (c. 82 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Lota (c. 49 800 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Penco (c. 46 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 78 km NW of Arauco, Chile.
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