A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Vallenar in Chile on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.911 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:38:27 / 6:38 am (local time epicenter). 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: 10/12/25 / 2025-12-10 06:38:27 / December 10, 2025 @ 6:38 am. Exact location, longitude -71.3475° West, latitude -28.8659° South, depth = 42.911 km. Unique identifier: us6000rttx. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rttx.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Vallenar (c. 44 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vallenar.

Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 65 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile.

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