A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Vallenar in Chile. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:58:37 / 5:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 102.166 km (63 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000qvmp. Event ids that are associated: us7000qvmp. 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: 12/09/25 / 2025-09-12 05:58:37 / September 12, 2025 @ 5:58 am. Exact location of event, depth 102.166 km, -70.3065° West, -28.6032° South.

Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vallenar. Epicenter of the event was 44 km (28 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirteen 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 44 km E of Vallenar, Chile.

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