A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Los Andes in Chile on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rgra. Unique identifier: us6000rgra. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:42:39 / 4:42 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/10/25 / 2025-10-12 16:42:39 / October 12, 2025 @ 4:42 pm. Exact location of event, depth 111.283 km, -70.1041° West, -32.6039° South. 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 111.283 km (69 miles).

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chicureo Abajo, Llaillay, San Felipe (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 60 km (38 miles) from San Felipe (c. 59 300 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Los Andes (c. 56 900 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Chicureo Abajo (c. 18 000 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Llaillay (c. 16 600 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 52 km ENE of Los Andes, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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