A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Ovalle in Chile on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.134 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000punj. Event ids that are associated: us7000punj. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.964 West, latitude -30.6986 South, depth = 28.134 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:22:54 / 4:22 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/04/25 / 2025-04-24 04:22:54 / April 24, 2025 @ 4:22 am.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ovalle (min 5000 pop).

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km W of Ovalle, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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