Significant magnitude 5.4 earthquake 47 km northeast of Vallenar, Chile

Chile was shaken near Vallenar, Provincia de Huasco, Region de Atacama, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 only 5 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 70. km beneath the epicenter near Vallenar, Provincia de Huasco, Region de Atacama, Chile, in the morning on Wednesday, July 16th, 2025, at 8:42 am local time. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.4 as well.
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 Vallenar (pop. 44,900) located 47 km from the epicenter, Copiapo (pop. 129,300) 101 km away, and Copiapo (pop. 129,300) 101 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 16, 2025 09:42 am (Santiago time) local time (16 Jul 2025 12:42 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 41.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.16°S / 70.86°W (Huasco, Region de Atacama, Chile)
Primary data source: CSN
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