Chile

M2.5 Earthquake near OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-11-13 05:03:11 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE (Chile) on November 13, 2025 at 05:03 UTC. With a focal depth of about 18 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 event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 22 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.2.

Details

ID
9f466e23e0af21f7fb6e6b51034d44c679c739c4
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
17.6 km
UTC time
2025-11-13 05:03:11 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-37.06000, -73.17000
Temperature
10.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 17.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 17.6 km
Shallow
17.6 km
17.6 km — shallower than the regional average (99.4 km)
Regional average: 99.4 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

  • Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'180 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Chile
  • Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'979 m ·Last eruption: 1869 ·Chile
  • Distance: 180 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'099 m ·Last eruption: 1980 ·Chile
  • Distance: 193 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'739 m ·Last eruption: -4000 ·Chile
  • Distance: 196 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'953 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Distance: 202 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'832 m ·Last eruption: 1990 ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Carriel Sur International AirportChile · CCP · SCIE
    33.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,167 Catalogue entries

Of 6,166 other entries for this area and period, 5,328 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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