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M2.8 Earthquake near TARAPACA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-09-09 21:27:49 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near TARAPACA, CHILE (Chile) on September 9, 2025 at 21:27 UTC. At around 112 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 29 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
4e3b90ec076857c401e1943faf81984b15d8fcb1
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
111.8 km
UTC time
2025-09-09 21:27:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Arica y Parinacota
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-18.16000, -69.75000
Temperature
10.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 111.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 111.8 km
Intermediate
111.8 km
111.8 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

  • Taapaca
    Distance: 27 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'860 m ·Last eruption: -320 ·Chile
  • Parinacota
    Distance: 64 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'336 m ·Last eruption: 290 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Casiri, Nevados
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'626 m ·Peru
  • Guallatiri
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'071 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile
  • Yucamane
    Distance: 118 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'495 m ·Last eruption: -1320 ·Peru
  • Tutupaca
    Distance: 142 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'801 m ·Last eruption: 1802 ·Peru

Región de Arica y Parinacota

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 138 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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