Light earthquake: M4.2 quake has struck near Puerto Natales in Chile

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A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Puerto Natales in Chile on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rkjm. Unique identifier: us6000rkjm. The epicenter was at a depth of 24.881 km (15 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -71.84° West, -52.4394° South, depth 24.881 km. The temblor was reported at 09:45:54 / 9:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/10/25 / 2025-10-31 09:45:54 / October 31, 2025 @ 9:45 am.

Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puerto Natales. Epicenter of the event was 91 km (57 miles) from Puerto Natales (c. 20 000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 91 km SSE of Puerto Natales, Chile.

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