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M2.6 Earthquake near TARAPACA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-10-16 00:47:43 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near TARAPACA, CHILE (Chile) on October 16, 2025 at 00:47 UTC. At around 110 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: 20 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.3.

Details

ID
2cb477f7f09c058cc2248cb628ad0a20aec2c631
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
109.5 km
UTC time
2025-10-16 00:47:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Tarapacá
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-21.20000, -68.82000
Temperature
15.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 109.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 109.5 km
Intermediate
109.5 km
109.5 km — close to the regional average (99.7 km)
Regional average: 99.7 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

  • Olca-Paruma
    Distance: 51 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Irruputuncu
    Distance: 59 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'163 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Putana
    Distance: 181 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 194 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 206 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Isluga
    Distance: 228 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'550 m ·Last eruption: 1913 ·Chile

Región de Tarapacá

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 797 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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