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M2.6 Earthquake near OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE

UTC time: 2025-05-15 09:46:44 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
38.6 km
Source
EMSC

OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE

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About this earthquake

On May 15, 2025 at 09:46 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE. With a focal depth of about 39 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
70778ec0567f73147476007127b807938d8bd1e5
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
38.6 km
UTC time
2025-05-15 09:46:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-29.87000, -71.68000
Temperature
10.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 38.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 38.6 km
Shallow
38.6 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Solo, El
    Distance: 423 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 426 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Tupungatito
    Distance: 434 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 434 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Incahuasi, Nevado de
    Distance: 457 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'638 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • San Jose
    Distance: 467 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'070 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • La Florida AirportChile · LSC · SCSE
    46.6 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

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

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