Chile

M2.9 Earthquake near TARAPACA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-07-09 07:27:56 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near TARAPACA, CHILE (Chile) on July 9, 2025 at 07:27 UTC. At around 110 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 24 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.8.

Details

ID
6cad87e11ed0cb426af4dc2050991611ecdf8456
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
110.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-09 07:27:56 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-20.71000, -69.22000
Temperature
8.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 110 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 110 km
Intermediate
110 km
110 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

  • Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'163 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 178 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'550 m ·Last eruption: 1913 ·Chile
  • Distance: 190 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'430 m ·Bolivia
  • Distance: 249 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Distance: 255 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'071 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile

Región de Tarapacá

Context for this earthquake

11 Sep 2025 – 11 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 897 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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