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M6.5 Earthquake near 102 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile

UTC time: 2025-06-06 17:15:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
96.4 km
Source
USGS

102 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile

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M6.5 Earthquake near 102 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 2025-06-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.5 Earthquake near 102 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile · 2025-06-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On June 6, 2025 at 17:15 UTC, a magnitude M6.5 earthquake occurred near 102 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 96 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
67ba6d9c371bcb7ca8632db0dbb194970de05abb
Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
96.4 km
UTC time
2025-06-06 17:15:04 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-26.57500, -71.05000
Temperature
15.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 96.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 96.4 km
Intermediate
96.4 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Caldera59.4 kmSE16'150
Copiapó113.2 kmSE129'280
San Miguel de Tucumán580.7 kmE548'866

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Solo, El
    Distance: 239 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Nevada, Sierra
    Distance: 246 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'173 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 256 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 256 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Condor, El
    Distance: 267 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'373 m ·Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 267 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Desierto de Atacama AirportChile · CPO · SCAT
    80.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours4
First 24 hours9
First 72 hours11
Strongest subsequent eventM6.5
M6.52025-06-06 17:15:05 UTC61.9 kmNear Coast of Northern Chile M6.52025-06-06 17:15:05 UTC57.1 kmATACAMA, CHILE M6.42025-06-06 17:15:06 UTC56.3 km52 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile M6.42025-06-06 17:15:06 UTC56.3 km52 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile M2.82025-06-06 23:29:12 UTC248.5 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE M2.82025-06-07 02:16:34 UTC46.1 kmATACAMA, CHILE M3.72025-06-07 03:45:18 UTC129.6 kmATACAMA, CHILE M2.52025-06-07 06:26:18 UTC232.4 kmATACAMA, CHILE M2.82025-06-07 09:33:41 UTC188.2 kmATACAMA, CHILE M3.52025-06-08 04:47:30 UTC142.5 kmOFFSHORE ATACAMA, CHILE M2.62025-06-08 11:32:27 UTC148.4 kmATACAMA, CHILE M3.02025-06-10 00:04:11 UTC176.5 kmOFFSHORE ATACAMA, CHILE

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥428
Earlier events M≥53
Compared since2025-01-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-06-06 17:14:59 UTC49.2 kmChañaral M5.62025-02-18 17:18:48 UTC36.4 km94 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile M5.52025-02-18 17:18:49 UTC61.0 kmChañaral M4.92025-02-13 10:46:59 UTC181.2 km69 km NW of Taltal, Chile M4.82025-05-21 02:02:58 UTC222.8 kmNear Coast of Central Chile

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