A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes Drake Passage (0 miles) on Monday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/09/25 / 2025-09-15 21:32:56 / September 15, 2025 @ 9:32 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:32:56 / 9:32 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000rfnf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rfnf. Exact location of earthquake, -62.1434° West, -60.9261° South, depth 10 km.

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

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