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M5.1 Earthquake near Northern Chile

UTC time: 2025-10-14 04:43:16 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Northern Chile

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M5.1 Earthquake near Northern Chile · 2025-10-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Northern Chile · 2025-10-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 14, 2025 at 04:43 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Northern Chile. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
71868ee3cd7bada7eb5c415db801cde01e9a0146
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-14 04:43:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
-21.74320, -69.46270

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tocopilla85.2 kmSW25'400
Calama96.8 kmSE166'334
Salta535.2 kmSE520'683

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Olca-Paruma
    Distance: 141 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Irruputuncu
    Distance: 147 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'163 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Putana
    Distance: 189 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 195 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 203 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 225 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours5
First 24 hours7
First 72 hours17
Strongest subsequent eventM4.8
M4.72025-10-14 04:43:33 UTC111.9 kmChile-Bolivia Border Region M4.82025-10-14 04:43:35 UTC86.3 km70 km NNE of Calama, Chile M4.82025-10-14 04:43:35 UTC97.5 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE M2.82025-10-14 05:51:36 UTC97.5 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE M3.62025-10-14 08:36:50 UTC147.1 kmTARAPACA, CHILE M2.72025-10-14 12:19:18 UTC133.4 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE M3.82025-10-14 12:42:58 UTC129.1 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE M2.52025-10-15 04:50:25 UTC65.5 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE M2.92025-10-15 15:22:45 UTC119.5 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE M3.12025-10-15 21:18:30 UTC113.4 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE M2.92025-10-15 21:45:44 UTC87.0 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE M2.62025-10-16 00:47:43 UTC89.8 kmTARAPACA, 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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#5
Earlier events M≥4183
Earlier events M≥58
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-01-02 20:43:25 UTC58.6 kmMaría Elena M5.22025-07-24 00:46:19 UTC109.0 kmCalama M5.22025-07-24 00:46:20 UTC90.3 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILE M5.22025-07-24 00:46:19 UTC117.6 kmNorthern Chile M5.12025-09-24 05:06:21 UTC60.2 kmNorthern Chile

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