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M2.6 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-09-20 20:20:02 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile) on September 20, 2025 at 20:20 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 96 km. 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 25 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
1ad47872c2d40bf973b1b0a3f08b88dcffe9adfb
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
95.6 km
UTC time
2025-09-20 20:20:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-23.38000, -69.26000
Temperature
18.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 95.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 95.6 km
Intermediate
95.6 km
95.6 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

  • Negrillar, La
    Distance: 125 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 4'220 m ·Chile
  • Tilocalar
    Distance: 132 km ·Lava cone(es) ·Elevation: 3'109 m ·Chile
  • Tujle, Cerro
    Distance: 143 km ·Maar ·Elevation: 3'550 m ·Chile
  • Pular
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'233 m ·Chile
  • Socompa
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'031 m ·Last eruption: -5250 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,584 Catalogue entries

Of 1,583 other entries for this area and period, 1,196 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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