Chile

M2.5 Earthquake near TARAPACA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-08-27 16:40:11 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On August 27, 2025 at 16:40 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near TARAPACA, CHILE (Chile). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 108 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 31 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
1ccd74af341eae3cc1fbfd156d14a6cb04c88e1e
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
108.2 km
UTC time
2025-08-27 16:40:11 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-21.22000, -68.91000
Temperature
22.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 108.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 108.2 km
Intermediate
108.2 km
108.2 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

  • Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'163 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Distance: 197 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 208 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 230 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'550 m ·Last eruption: 1913 ·Chile

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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