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Wed, 24 Sep 2025, 05:04 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred early morning on Wednesday, September 24th, 2025, at 1:56 am local time near Baquedano, Provincia de Antofagasta, Region de Antofagasta, Chile, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 118.70 km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. 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 citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.4.
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 Baquedano (pop. 860) located 92 km from the epicenter.
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