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M2.7 Earthquake near SALTA, ARGENTINA (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-11-02 20:06:49 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 2, 2025 at 20:06 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near SALTA, ARGENTINA (Chile). At around 102 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. 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 21 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.2.

Details

ID
2876cb2d74a2cc8904e649de1d1fa469df4b8c01
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
102.1 km
UTC time
2025-11-02 20:06:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Atacama
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-26.14000, -69.47000
Temperature
12.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 102.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 102.1 km
Intermediate
102.1 km
102.1 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

  • Nevada, Sierra
    Distance: 96 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'173 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Bayo Gorbea, Cerro
    Distance: 120 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'413 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Condor, El
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'373 m ·Argentina
  • Cordon del Azufre
    Distance: 130 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'481 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Solo, El
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 132 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Ricardo García Posada AirportChile · ESR · SCES
    35.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Región de Atacama

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 250 Catalogue entries

Of 249 other entries for this area and period, 160 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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