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M4.2 Earthquake near 13 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile

UTC time: 2025-03-20 04:35:26 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
72.6 km
Source
USGS

13 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile

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About this earthquake

On March 20, 2025 at 04:35 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near 13 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile. At around 73 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
25c8a29b77f5c640137aacc61ff7fc12175dc36a
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
72.6 km
UTC time
2025-03-20 04:35:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-30.06050, -71.40790

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 72.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 72.6 km
Intermediate
72.6 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

  • Tupungatito
    Distance: 404 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Solo, El
    Distance: 421 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 423 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 431 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • San Jose
    Distance: 438 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'070 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Incahuasi, Nevado de
    Distance: 454 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'638 m ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-19

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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