Light earthquake, 4 mag has occurred near Copiapó in Chile

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A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 124 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile (77 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 23.893 km (15 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/09/25 / 2025-09-24 11:32:28 / September 24, 2025 @ 11:32 am. Exact location, longitude -71.5027° West, latitude -26.9561° South, depth = 23.893 km. The temblor was reported at 11:32:28 / 11:32 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000rci7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rci7.

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 eighteen 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.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 124 km WNW of Copiapó, Chile. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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