A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 176 km W of Carahue, Chile (109 miles). Event id: us6000r306. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r306. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:27:22 / 9:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/08/25 / 2025-08-22 09:27:22 / August 22, 2025 @ 9:27 am. Exact location of earthquake, -75.175° West, -38.9301° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 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: 176 km W of Carahue, Chile.
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