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M2.8 Earthquake near OFFSHORE ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-10-31 04:22:08 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 31, 2025 at 04:22 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near OFFSHORE ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile). With a focal depth of about 54 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: 22 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.2.

Details

ID
09f83a219661c1dd030dc8c0ea2775a61afd0295
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
54.1 km
UTC time
2025-10-31 04:22:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-26.99000, -71.00000
Temperature
10.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 54.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 54.1 km
Shallow
54.1 km
54.1 km — shallower than the regional average (99.3 km)
Regional average: 99.3 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: 227 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 243 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 244 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Nevada, Sierra
    Distance: 247 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'173 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 262 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Condor, El
    Distance: 265 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'373 m ·Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Desierto de Atacama AirportChile · CPO · SCAT
    37.2 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 · 6,166 Catalogue entries

Of 6,165 other entries for this area and period, 3,275 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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