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M2.6 Earthquake near BIO-BIO, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-06-21 06:49:43 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near BIO-BIO, CHILE (Chile) on June 21, 2025 at 06:49 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 34 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: 28 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.8.

Details

ID
2c3371ba793531ad04f7d5dcd0affbea5b63e1cd
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
33.7 km
UTC time
2025-06-21 06:49:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región del Biobío
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-36.82000, -72.78000
Temperature
8.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33.7 km
Shallow
33.7 km
33.7 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

  • Chillan, Nevados de
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'180 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Chile
  • Antuco
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'979 m ·Last eruption: 1869 ·Chile
  • Longavi, Nevado de
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'175 m ·Last eruption: -4890 ·Chile
  • Blancas, Lomas
    Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'268 m ·Chile
  • Callaqui
    Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'099 m ·Last eruption: 1980 ·Chile
  • Resago, Volcan
    Distance: 172 km ·Pyroclastic cone ·Elevation: 1'890 m ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Carriel Sur International AirportChile · CCP · SCIE
    25.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-11

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

Región del Biobío

Context for this earthquake

11 Sep 2025 – 11 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 31 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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