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M4.5 Earthquake near ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-12-16 06:10:09 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile) on December 16, 2025 at 06:10 UTC. At around 91 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 29 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.7.

Details

ID
6760d1a740d804a6baa0f18a628bf77c83b476ab
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
91.4 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 06:10:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Atacama
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-27.58160, -70.12750
Temperature
14.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 91.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 91.4 km
Intermediate
91.4 km
91.4 km — close to the regional average (99.3 km)
Regional average: 99.3 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

3felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Dec 16, 2025, 11:28 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 127 Catalogue entries

Of 126 other entries for this area and period, 6 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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