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M2.5 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-08-25 17:13:57 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile) on August 25, 2025 at 17:13 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 88 km. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 31 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
484217c0d9841cd7b1ace40b57f7f1a4dbc4047a
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
88.4 km
UTC time
2025-08-25 17:13:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-22.80000, -68.89000
Temperature
20.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 88.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 88.4 km
Intermediate
88.4 km
88.4 km — close to 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

  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Putana
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 119 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile
  • Lascar
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'592 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Chile
  • Guayaques
    Distance: 136 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 5'598 m ·Chile-Bolivia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • El Loa AirportChile · CJC · SCCF
    33.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

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

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

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