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M2.7 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-10-14 12:19:18 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 14, 2025 at 12:19 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile). At around 107 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: 26 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.2.

Details

ID
a325075ea609fee6982a2fd4265ad07c5acbc287
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
106.6 km
UTC time
2025-10-14 12:19:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-22.80000, -68.85000
Temperature
22.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 106.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 106.6 km
Intermediate
106.6 km
106.6 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

  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Putana
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 115 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile
  • Lascar
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'592 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Chile
  • Guayaques
    Distance: 132 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 5'598 m ·Chile-Bolivia

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • El Loa AirportChile · CJC · SCCF
    34.0 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

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,586 Catalogue entries

Of 1,585 other entries for this area and period, 1,055 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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