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M2.5 Earthquake near OFFSHORE ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-11-22 02:01:41 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near OFFSHORE ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile) on November 22, 2025 at 02:01 UTC. With a focal depth of about 26 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Chile: 26 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.7.

Details

ID
06b701774ba23a91dbeaad415f36f6707f63bb4c
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
26.2 km
UTC time
2025-11-22 02:01:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-23.28000, -70.67000
Temperature
18.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 26.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 26.2 km
Shallow
26.2 km
26.2 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

  • Negrillar, La
    Distance: 241 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 4'220 m ·Chile
  • Tilocalar
    Distance: 270 km ·Lava cone(es) ·Elevation: 3'109 m ·Chile
  • Llullaillaco
    Distance: 270 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'739 m ·Last eruption: 1877 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Socompa
    Distance: 276 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'031 m ·Last eruption: -5250 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tujle, Cerro
    Distance: 284 km ·Maar ·Elevation: 3'550 m ·Chile
  • Pular
    Distance: 285 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'233 m ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Andrés Sabella Gálvez International AirportChile · ANF · SCFA
    29.4 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

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Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,169 Catalogue entries

Of 6,168 other entries for this area and period, 5,330 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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