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M2.7 Earthquake near ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-11-04 05:17:09 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile) on November 4, 2025 at 05:17 UTC. At around 130 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 21 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.2.

Details

ID
00d474d7472f061ed31d929ab92d3162deee4959
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
130.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-04 05:17:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Atacama
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-26.52000, -69.35000
Temperature
12.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 130 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 130 km
Intermediate
130 km
130 km — deeper than the regional average (99.3 km)
Regional average: 99.3 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nevada, Sierra
    Distance: 77 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'173 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Solo, El
    Distance: 91 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Condor, El
    Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'373 m ·Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 102 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 109 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Ricardo García Posada AirportChile · ESR · SCES
    47.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Región de Atacama

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 250 Catalogue entries

Of 249 other entries for this area and period, 160 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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