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M2.6 Earthquake near OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-10-13 11:23:01 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE (Chile) on October 13, 2025 at 11:23 UTC. With a focal depth of about 45 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 26 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.2.

Details

ID
af6b46b0e93d11c70c7ba8e27010a02511c130d5
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
44.9 km
UTC time
2025-10-13 11:23:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-36.60000, -73.03000
Temperature
12.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 44.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 44.9 km
Shallow
44.9 km
44.9 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

  • Chillan, Nevados de
    Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'180 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Chile
  • Longavi, Nevado de
    Distance: 173 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'175 m ·Last eruption: -4890 ·Chile
  • Antuco
    Distance: 174 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'979 m ·Last eruption: 1869 ·Chile
  • Blancas, Lomas
    Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'268 m ·Chile
  • Resago, Volcan
    Distance: 191 km ·Pyroclastic cone ·Elevation: 1'890 m ·Chile
  • Callaqui
    Distance: 204 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'099 m ·Last eruption: 1980 ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Carriel Sur International AirportChile · CCP · SCIE
    19.4 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

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,177 Catalogue entries

Of 6,176 other entries for this area and period, 4,586 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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