A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Illapel in Chile. The temblor was detected at 15:49:02 / 3:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/12/25 / 2025-12-10 15:49:02 / December 10, 2025 @ 3:49 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -71.4906 West, latitude -31.828 South, depth = 44.598 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rtwf. Event ids that are associated: us6000rtwf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 44.598 km (28 miles).

The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from La Ligua (c. 24 900 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Illapel (c. 22 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Salamanca (c. 13 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Ligua, Salamanca, Illapel (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).

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

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 37 km SW of Illapel, Chile.

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