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M2.8 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-12-24 06:04:54 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 24, 2025 at 06:04 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near ANTOFAGASTA, 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 30 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.7.

Details

ID
25b1df09e0c40d8e5b87e27d1c9a57f07360e358
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
108.4 km
UTC time
2025-12-24 06:04:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-22.25000, -68.91000
Temperature
12.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 108.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 108.4 km
Intermediate
108.4 km
108.4 km — close to the regional average (99.3 km)
Regional average: 99.3 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: 114 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 145 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile
  • Olca-Paruma
    Distance: 155 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Guayaques
    Distance: 156 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 5'598 m ·Chile-Bolivia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-08

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

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 08 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,592 Catalogue entries

Of 1,591 other entries for this area and period, 895 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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