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M2.9 Earthquake near ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-08-20 11:43:11 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile) on August 20, 2025 at 11:43 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 36 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 26 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
00fe66a615f43286e0c1032ae742cff02b4691d4
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
36.4 km
UTC time
2025-08-20 11:43:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Atacama
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-28.52000, -71.23000
Temperature
15.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 36.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 36.4 km
Shallow
36.4 km
36.4 km — shallower than the regional average (99.4 km)
Regional average: 99.4 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Solo, El
    Distance: 293 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 301 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 307 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Incahuasi, Nevado de
    Distance: 333 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'638 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 340 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Nevada, Sierra
    Distance: 346 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'173 m ·Chile-Argentina

Región de Atacama

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 250 Catalogue entries

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