A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000rkkx. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rkkx. Exact location of earthquake, -71.8081° West, -30.6584° South, depth 25.517 km. The temblor was reported at 14:41:26 / 2:41 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/10/25 / 2025-10-31 14:41:26 / October 31, 2025 @ 2:41 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.517 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Ovalle. Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected).

In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fifty-one 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.

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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: 58 km W of Ovalle, Chile.

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