Chile

M2.8 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-07-14 14:09:30 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On July 14, 2025 at 14:09 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile). At around 77 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. 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 24 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.8.

Details

ID
b25762608053421043a07864cb27af83f0e5c424
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
76.5 km
UTC time
2025-07-14 14:09:30 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-24.96000, -70.39000
Temperature
14.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 76.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 76.5 km
Intermediate
76.5 km
76.5 km — shallower than the regional average (99.5 km)
Regional average: 99.5 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: 188 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'413 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Distance: 190 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'739 m ·Last eruption: 1877 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Distance: 191 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'706 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Distance: 193 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'481 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Distance: 195 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 4'220 m ·Chile
  • Distance: 204 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'451 m ·Chile-Argentina

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

11 Sep 2025 – 11 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,581 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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