Chile

M2.6 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-09-08 00:11:18 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On September 8, 2025 at 00:11 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile). At around 95 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 28 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
01696156b2e4ec781810cfb2dafaeb61dd055ecf
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
94.5 km
UTC time
2025-09-08 00:11:18 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-22.98000, -68.82000
Temperature
10.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 94.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 94.5 km
Intermediate
94.5 km
94.5 km — close to the regional average (99.4 km)
Regional average: 99.4 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

  • Distance: 98 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 100 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 110 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile
  • Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'592 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Chile
  • Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'631 m ·Chile

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,584 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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