A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Huara in Chile. The temblor was reported at 21:40:35 / 9:40 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 29/08/25 / 2025-08-29 21:40:35 / August 29, 2025 @ 9:40 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.48 km (35 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -69.8958° West, -19.9646° South, depth 56.48 km. Id of earthquake: us7000qs8v. Event ids that are associated: us7000qs8v.

The epicenter was 38 km (24 miles) from Iquique (c. 227 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Iquique (min 5000 pop).

There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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: 13 km WNW of Huara, Chile.

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