Chile

M2.5 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-09-09 17:55:21 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On September 9, 2025 at 17:55 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 101 km. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 29 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
a140b27570421f13649677fc8a5721ef2dad739d
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
100.9 km
UTC time
2025-09-09 17:55:21 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-21.33000, -69.00000
Temperature
27.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 100.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 100.9 km
Intermediate
100.9 km
100.9 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: 75 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'163 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 181 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Distance: 192 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 203 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 226 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 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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