In the night of Friday September 19th, 2025, a significant Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit under land 90 kilometer from Iquique in Chile. Roughly 680 thousand people may have felt this earthquake. Another country near the epicenter is Peru.The earthquake struck on land in Chile, 90 kilometer (56 mi) east of Iquique in Tarapacá. The center of this earthquake had an intermediate depth of 94 km. An estimated 680 thousand have been exposed to shaking (An MMI or Modified Mercalli Intensity level II or higher) as a result of this earthquake according scientific estimates published by the USGS.An estimated 108,000 people were exposed to level V. At this level, moderate shaking and very light damage can be expected. Intensity level III was experienced by a large group of people (around 290 thousand). In their region, weak shaking and probably no damage can be expected.
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