A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Cartagena in Chile on Sunday. 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: us7000px5r. Unique identifier: us7000px5r. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/05/25 / 2025-05-04 23:27:42 / May 4, 2025 @ 11:27 pm UTC/GMT. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:27:42 / 11:27 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 22.04 km (14 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -72.181 West, latitude -33.4251 South, depth = 22.04 km.

The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Viña del Mar (c. 294 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Quilpué (c. 130 300 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Villa Alemana (c. 97 300 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from San Antonio (c. 85 700 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Cartagena (c. 16 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villa Alemana, Quilpué, Viña del Mar (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop).

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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 55 km WNW of Cartagena, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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