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M5.5 Depth: 93.8 km

M5.5 Earthquake near 40 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-09-19 04:55:57 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On September 19, 2025 at 04:55 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near 40 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile (Chile). At around 94 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS. Chile: 22 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.7.

Details

Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
93.8 km
UTC time
2025-09-19 04:55:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Tarapacá
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-20.21870, -69.29070
Temperature
13.1°C

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Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Pozo Almonte51.9 kmW16'878
Alto Hospicio85.1 kmW142'086
La Paz430.7 kmN2'004'652

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

95%Similarity M5.52025-09-19 UTC 15.6 km ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 0.7 km 91%Similarity M5.52025-09-19 UTC 25.1 kmNorthern Chile ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 4.2 km 86%Similarity M5.32025-03-25 UTC 17.3 km57 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 5.8 km 84%Similarity M4.92025-03-16 UTC 8.7 km49 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile ΔM 0.6Depth difference: 8.8 km 82%Similarity M4.92025-09-15 UTC 25.4 km ΔM 0.6Depth difference: 12.7 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours4
First 24 hours6
First 72 hours15
Strongest subsequent eventM5.3
M3.22025-09-19 05:21:31 UTC5.4 km M3.52025-09-19 06:53:17 UTC6.3 km M2.62025-09-19 10:14:38 UTC29.3 km M2.52025-09-19 10:55:27 UTC95.8 km M2.72025-09-19 17:40:46 UTC50.4 km M2.62025-09-20 00:11:18 UTC38.9 km M2.82025-09-20 10:26:35 UTC74.9 km M4.12025-09-20 23:23:52 UTC100.9 km M4.12025-09-20 23:23:56 UTC93.0 km30 km ESE of Camiña, Chile M3.62025-09-21 07:21:32 UTC77.8 km M2.72025-09-21 07:25:59 UTC126.8 km M3.42025-09-21 09:49:14 UTC52.5 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥492
Earlier events M≥513
Compared since2025-01-03

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-05-26 03:50:25 UTC70.0 kmNorthern Chile M5.72025-05-26 03:50:25 UTC69.8 km M5.52025-09-19 04:55:56 UTC25.1 kmNorthern Chile M5.52025-09-19 04:55:56 UTC15.6 km M5.32025-09-19 04:55:47 UTC38.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Tacna (Monde)

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