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M2.7 Earthquake near ARAUCANIA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-07-20 22:50:26 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near ARAUCANIA, CHILE (Chile) on July 20, 2025 at 22:50 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 58 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 23 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Details

ID
0768b682a8848b41c20d1ff58622258525245ca5
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
58.4 km
UTC time
2025-07-20 22:50:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de la Araucanía
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-38.84000, -72.96000
Temperature
7.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 58.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 58.4 km
Shallow
58.4 km
58.4 km — shallower than the regional average (99.5 km)
Regional average: 99.5 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

  • Llaima
    Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'125 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Chile
  • Villarrica Activity reported
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'847 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Chile
  • Caburgua-Huelemolle
    Distance: 114 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'652 m ·Last eruption: -5050 ·Chile
  • Sollipulli
    Distance: 125 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'282 m ·Last eruption: 1240 ·Chile
  • Tolhuaca
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'739 m ·Last eruption: -4000 ·Chile
  • Quetrupillan
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'360 m ·Last eruption: 255 ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • La Araucanía International AirportChile · ZCO · SCQP
    28.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-11

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

11 Sep 2025 – 11 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,191 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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