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M2.5 Earthquake near OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-10-12 13:49:26 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 12, 2025 at 13:49 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE (Chile). With a focal depth of about 10 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 M4.3.

Details

ID
b5decd976269445fabfda335408c24ea8a2e9ee0
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
9.8 km
UTC time
2025-10-12 13:49:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-36.93000, -73.58000
Temperature
11.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.8 km
Shallow
9.8 km
9.8 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: 196 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'180 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Chile
  • Antuco
    Distance: 205 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'979 m ·Last eruption: 1869 ·Chile
  • Callaqui
    Distance: 219 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'099 m ·Last eruption: 1980 ·Chile
  • Tolhuaca
    Distance: 229 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'739 m ·Last eruption: -4000 ·Chile
  • Longavi, Nevado de
    Distance: 231 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'175 m ·Last eruption: -4890 ·Chile
  • Copahue
    Distance: 235 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'953 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Carriel Sur International AirportChile · CCP · SCIE
    49.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

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, 5,335 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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