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M4.7 Earthquake near 39 km N of Calama, Chile (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-09-24 05:06:22 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.7 earthquake was recorded near 39 km N of Calama, Chile (Chile) on September 24, 2025 at 05:06 UTC. At around 105 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 21 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
17728edc4d81cb3b8812d0c9794e7bcba9246dc3
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
105.1 km
UTC time
2025-09-24 05:06:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-22.09920, -68.96880
Temperature
13.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 105.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 105.1 km
Intermediate
105.1 km
105.1 km — close to the regional average (99.6 km)
Regional average: 99.6 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

  • Putana
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 138 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Olca-Paruma
    Distance: 141 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Irruputuncu
    Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'163 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 160 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • El Loa AirportChile · CJC · SCCF
    44.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-25

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Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

25 Sep 2025 – 25 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 707 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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