A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 38 kilometers (24 miles) from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile on Wednesday. Event id: us7000pmqb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pmqb. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/03/25 / 2025-03-26 10:35:46 / March 26, 2025 @ 10:35 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -68.4825° West, latitude -23.1406° South, depth = 118.619 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 118.619 km (74 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 10:35:46 / 10:35 am (local time epicenter).

Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calama (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 89 km (55 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 38 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.

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