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M2.5 Earthquake near OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-11-21 14:43:19 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 21, 2025 at 14:43 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE (Chile). With a focal depth of about 24 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. 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 26 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.7.

Details

ID
3c20d959c10d53f9375a59e8669a6a7aa3fe7464
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
24.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-21 14:43:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-36.84000, -73.39000
Temperature
13.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 24 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 24 km
Shallow
24 km
24 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: 179 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'180 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Chile
  • Antuco
    Distance: 192 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'979 m ·Last eruption: 1869 ·Chile
  • Callaqui
    Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'099 m ·Last eruption: 1980 ·Chile
  • Longavi, Nevado de
    Distance: 211 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'175 m ·Last eruption: -4890 ·Chile
  • Blancas, Lomas
    Distance: 221 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'268 m ·Chile
  • Tolhuaca
    Distance: 224 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'739 m ·Last eruption: -4000 ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Carriel Sur International AirportChile · CCP · SCIE
    30.1 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

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Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,169 Catalogue entries

Of 6,168 other entries for this area and period, 5,330 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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