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M2.5 Earthquake near COQUIMBO, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-12-13 16:20:17 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 13, 2025 at 16:20 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near COQUIMBO, CHILE (Chile). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 79 km. 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 28 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.7.

Details

ID
afde8d18d57c8c0f74a4e4cd76226ae52ebeadae
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
79.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-13 16:20:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Coquimbo
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-29.74000, -70.83000
Temperature
19.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 79 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 79 km
Intermediate
79 km
79 km — shallower than the regional average (99.3 km)
Regional average: 99.3 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

  • Solo, El
    Distance: 359 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 359 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 368 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Incahuasi, Nevado de
    Distance: 390 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'638 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 406 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tupungatito
    Distance: 421 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • La Florida AirportChile · LSC · SCSE
    40.7 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 Coquimbo

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 325 Catalogue entries

Of 324 other entries for this area and period, 300 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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