A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 47 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile (29 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 151.551 km (94 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/08/25 / 2025-08-21 09:08:37 / August 21, 2025 @ 9:08 am. The temblor was detected at 09:08:37 / 9:08 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000r2rf. Event ids that are associated: us6000r2rf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -68.4339° West, latitude -21.618° South, depth = 151.551 km.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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