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M4.2 Earthquake near 72 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

UTC time: 2025-02-26 10:44:26 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
129.3 km
Source
USGS

72 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

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About this earthquake

On February 26, 2025 at 10:44 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near 72 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. At around 129 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
7e57478a3573f816124d7b82e9768d33603e88f9
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
129.3 km
UTC time
2025-02-26 10:44:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-23.52180, -67.94650

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 129.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 129.3 km
Intermediate
129.3 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

  • Chiliques
    Distance: 26 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'778 m ·Chile
  • Lascar
    Distance: 28 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'592 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Chile
  • Tujle, Cerro
    Distance: 34 km ·Maar ·Elevation: 3'550 m ·Chile
  • Miniques
    Distance: 38 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'910 m ·Chile
  • Acamarachi
    Distance: 42 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'023 m ·Chile
  • Colachi
    Distance: 44 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'631 m ·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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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