A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from La Serena in Chile on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/08/25 / 2025-08-19 00:22:55 / August 19, 2025 @ 12:22 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000r1z2. Unique identifier: us6000r1z2. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:22:55 / 12:22 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.729 km (25 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -71.3498° West, -29.6881° South, depth 39.729 km.

Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vicuña, Coquimbo, La Serena (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 30 km (18 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Vicuña (c. 13 500 pop).

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 three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 25 km NNW of La Serena, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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