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M2.5 Earthquake near OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-08-04 22:30:03 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 4, 2025 at 22:30 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE (Chile). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 38 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 22 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
1eb7a6c26d84f360938df2dc09743eedb9667ae8
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
38.2 km
UTC time
2025-08-04 22:30:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-29.84000, -71.49000
Temperature
12.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 38.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 38.2 km
Shallow
38.2 km
38.2 km — shallower than the regional average (99.4 km)
Regional average: 99.4 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Solo, El
    Distance: 408 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 410 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 419 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tupungatito
    Distance: 430 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Incahuasi, Nevado de
    Distance: 441 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'638 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 456 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • La Florida AirportChile · LSC · SCSE
    29.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

11 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,186 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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