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M2.5 Earthquake near Chile (Chile)

UTC time: 2026-07-15 21:36:56 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 15, 2026 at 21:36 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near Chile (Chile). With a focal depth of about 52 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 27 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
375f9f0dabc71cce3be084976135a4988564108b
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
52.0 km
UTC time
2026-07-15 21:36:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Chile
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-29.58000, -71.46000
Temperature
14.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 52 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 52 km
Shallow
52 km
52 km — shallower than the regional average (99.8 km)
Regional average: 99.8 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

  • Solo, El
    Distance: 385 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 388 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 396 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Incahuasi, Nevado de
    Distance: 420 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'638 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 433 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Nevada, Sierra
    Distance: 446 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'173 m ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Chile

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,379 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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