Moderate yet deep earthquake of magnitude 5.3 just reported 125 km southeast of Arica, Chile

The National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional, CSN) of the University of Chile reported a magnitude 5.3 quake in Chile near Arica, Provincia de Arica, Region de Arica y Parinacota, only 16 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Thursday, July 10th, 2025, at 5:26 am local time at an intermediate depth of 115. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the United States Geological Survey at magnitude 5.1, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.1, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.1, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Illapata (pop. 45) located 26 km from the epicenter, Camina (pop. 1,300) 39 km away, Colchane (pop. 1,700) 71 km away, Putre (pop. 2,800) 96 km away, and Arica (pop. 221,400) 125 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 10, 2025 06:26 am (Santiago time) local time (10 Jul 2025 09:26 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 115.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19°S / 69.25°W (Arica, Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile)
Primary data source: CSN
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