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M2.8 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-08-23 20:43:27 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile) on August 23, 2025 at 20:43 UTC. At around 151 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 30 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
3e67b22a864f3b93199c5bdf4302f5841fc1f096
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
150.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-23 20:43:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-20.99000, -68.42000
Temperature
1.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 150.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 150.6 km
Intermediate
150.6 km
150.6 km — deeper than the regional average (99.4 km)
Regional average: 99.4 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: 6 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Irruputuncu
    Distance: 32 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'163 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Putana
    Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 200 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Tata Sabaya
    Distance: 207 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'430 m ·Bolivia
  • Isluga
    Distance: 209 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'550 m ·Last eruption: 1913 ·Chile

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,584 Catalogue entries

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