A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 74 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (46 miles). The temblor was reported at 15:59:01 / 3:59 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/02/25 / 2025-02-27 15:59:01 / February 27, 2025 @ 3:59 pm. Event id: us6000pvu4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pvu4. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.7737 West, latitude -23.3252 South, depth = 113.99 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113.99 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface.

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

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 74 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.

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