A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Calama in Chile on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q3wf. Id of event: us6000q3wf. Exact location, longitude -68.8767° West, latitude -22.2474° South, depth = 110.5 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:29:02 / 8:29 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 earthquake 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 08:29:02 / April 4, 2025 @ 8:29 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 110.5 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Calama (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Calama (c. 143 100 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 23 km NNE of Calama, Chile.

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