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M5.4 Earthquake near Off Coast of Central Chile

UTC time: 2025-07-02 01:39:39 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off Coast of Central Chile

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M5.4 Earthquake near Off Coast of Central Chile · 2025-07-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near Off Coast of Central Chile · 2025-07-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near Off Coast of Central Chile on July 2, 2025 at 01:39 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
ac86cadb66a9e928a6ec0d1d7701da2ac50bf649
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-02 01:39:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-33.67000, -72.58000
Temperature
12.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
El Quisco87.5 kmE16'967
Valparaíso113.0 kmNE282'448
Maipú169.0 kmE503'635

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Palomo
    Distance: 235 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'860 m ·Chile
  • Tinguiririca
    Distance: 241 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'280 m ·Last eruption: 1917 ·Chile
  • San Jose
    Distance: 249 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'070 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Planchon-Peteroa
    Distance: 253 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'977 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Chile
  • Tupungatito
    Distance: 259 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Maipo
    Distance: 259 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'323 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Chile-Argentina

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours5
Strongest subsequent eventM4.5
M3.62025-07-02 01:47:00 UTC3.6 kmOFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE M3.52025-07-02 13:31:06 UTC62.1 kmOFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE M2.62025-07-03 04:05:55 UTC11.6 kmOFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE M2.52025-07-04 14:36:18 UTC85.2 kmOFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE M3.72025-07-04 16:07:28 UTC144.6 kmREGION METROPOLITANA, CHILE M3.12025-07-06 06:51:55 UTC132.2 kmOFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE M2.62025-07-07 12:17:11 UTC135.6 kmOFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE M3.02025-07-07 14:47:12 UTC137.5 kmOFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE M2.72025-07-09 07:28:30 UTC95.5 kmOFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE M2.82025-07-10 12:28:42 UTC130.0 kmOFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE M3.72025-07-11 05:26:57 UTC87.1 kmOFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE M2.52025-07-12 05:02:13 UTC128.4 kmREGION METROPOLITANA, 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥419
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-07

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.92025-07-02 01:39:36 UTC36.4 kmOff Coast of Central Chile M4.62025-05-11 06:43:27 UTC103.2 km22 km SE of San Antonio, Chile M4.62025-05-11 06:43:27 UTC98.2 kmNear Coast of Central Chile M4.62025-05-11 06:43:27 UTC99.5 kmVALPARAISO, CHILE M4.62025-02-25 20:41:15 UTC52.7 km129 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

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