Chile

M2.7 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-08-26 00:45:08 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On August 26, 2025 at 00:45 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile). At around 113 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: 31 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.3.

Details

ID
8bcb8f52905d5c5294a496cb3bc685ae37209277
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
113.2 km
UTC time
2025-08-26 00:45:08 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-23.42000, -68.83000
Temperature
7.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 113.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 113.2 km
Intermediate
113.2 km
113.2 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: 94 km ·Lava cone(es) ·Elevation: 3'109 m ·Chile
  • Distance: 101 km ·Maar ·Elevation: 3'550 m ·Chile
  • Distance: 103 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 4'220 m ·Chile
  • Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'592 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Chile
  • Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'233 m ·Chile
  • Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'778 m ·Chile

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,584 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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