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M2.9 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

UTC time: 2026-03-22 01:50:56 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
240.5 km
Source
EMSC

ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE on March 22, 2026 at 01:50 UTC. At around 241 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
0b017a632eef3e5c0ac7f1ee57251816c9964461
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
240.5 km
UTC time
2026-03-22 01:50:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-24.05000, -67.83000
Temperature
11.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 240.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 240.5 km
Intermediate
240.5 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

  • Caichinque
    Distance: 14 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 4'458 m ·Chile
  • Miniques
    Distance: 26 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'910 m ·Chile
  • Aracar
    Distance: 27 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'095 m ·Argentina
  • Tujle, Cerro
    Distance: 27 km ·Maar ·Elevation: 3'550 m ·Chile
  • Pular
    Distance: 27 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'233 m ·Chile
  • Tilocalar
    Distance: 32 km ·Lava cone(es) ·Elevation: 3'109 m ·Chile

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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