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M5.6 Earthquake near 65 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

UTC time: 2025-04-18 00:10:18 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
129.2 km
Source
USGS

65 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

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M5.6 Earthquake near 65 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2025-04-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near 65 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2025-04-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near 65 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on April 18, 2025 at 00:10 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 129 km. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
6de2a980814cb24509f8c221e430b9cbe19ce146
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
129.2 km
UTC time
2025-04-18 00:10:18 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-23.48840, -68.07860

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 129.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 129.2 km
Intermediate
129.2 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
Calama143.7 kmNW166'334
Salta307.0 kmSE520'683

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Lascar
    Distance: 38 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'592 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Chile
  • Chiliques
    Distance: 40 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'778 m ·Chile
  • Tujle, Cerro
    Distance: 40 km ·Maar ·Elevation: 3'550 m ·Chile
  • Miniques
    Distance: 48 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'910 m ·Chile
  • Acamarachi
    Distance: 52 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'023 m ·Chile
  • Colachi
    Distance: 52 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'631 m ·Chile

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM4.8
M3.02025-04-23 04:23:52 UTC110.4 kmSALTA, ARGENTINA M3.32025-04-23 16:35:46 UTC107.4 kmJUJUY, ARGENTINA M3.72025-04-29 07:48:25 UTC114.6 kmSALTA, ARGENTINA M4.82025-05-01 00:11:19 UTC140.1 kmMunicipio de Susques M4.12025-05-01 02:29:36 UTC125.9 kmPOTOSI, BOLIVIA M4.12025-05-01 02:29:38 UTC137.8 kmChile-Bolivia Border Region M4.22025-05-01 10:24:18 UTC122.8 kmMunicipio de San Antonio de los Cobres M4.22025-05-01 10:24:19 UTC134.5 kmSalta Province, Argentina M4.52025-05-01 10:24:19 UTC126.8 kmSALTA, ARGENTINA M3.92025-05-01 20:26:32 UTC144.2 kmMunicipio de Susques M4.32025-05-04 20:47:03 UTC122.8 kmChile-Bolivia Border Region M4.32025-05-04 20:47:03 UTC143.9 kmMunicipio San Pablo de Lipez

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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥455
Earlier events M≥53
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-03-06 16:21:37 UTC91.5 kmSierra Gorda M6.02025-04-18 00:10:14 UTC1.8 kmSan Pedro de Atacama M5.12025-03-07 04:27:52 UTC140.5 kmMunicipio de Susques M4.82025-02-10 22:47:06 UTC148.4 kmEl Toro M4.82025-03-10 22:53:13 UTC139.2 km59 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

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