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M2.5 Earthquake near TARAPACA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-08-09 04:57:35 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 9, 2025 at 04:57 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near TARAPACA, CHILE (Chile). At around 101 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. 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 M4.3.

Details

ID
0b0f68342ee37bc161dc3c1e0191486fb327a32e
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
100.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-09 04:57:35 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Tarapacá
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-19.18000, -69.44000
Temperature
17.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 100.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 100.6 km
Intermediate
100.6 km
100.6 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

  • Isluga
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'550 m ·Last eruption: 1913 ·Chile
  • Guallatiri
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'071 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile
  • Tata Sabaya
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'430 m ·Bolivia
  • Parinacota
    Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'336 m ·Last eruption: 290 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Taapaca
    Distance: 120 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'860 m ·Last eruption: -320 ·Chile
  • Casiri, Nevados
    Distance: 192 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'626 m ·Peru

Región de Tarapacá

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 898 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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