A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 57 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile (35 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 123.71 km (77 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:31:41 / 11:31 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/05/25 / 2025-05-03 11:31:41 / May 3, 2025 @ 11:31 am. Exact location of event, depth 123.71 km, -68.7381° West, -21.4829° South. Unique identifier: us7000pwvh. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pwvh.

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six 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: 57 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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