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M4.3 Earthquake near 169 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile

UTC time: 2025-03-05 00:21:00 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
98.2 km
Source
USGS

169 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile

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About this earthquake

On March 5, 2025 at 00:21 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 169 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile. At around 98 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
ba3685bfee97c4c0e468ba5758f4df735bc48189
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
98.2 km
UTC time
2025-03-05 00:21:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-24.50290, -69.01090

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 98.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 98.2 km
Intermediate
98.2 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

  • Negrillar, La
    Distance: 47 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 4'220 m ·Chile
  • Llullaillaco
    Distance: 54 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'739 m ·Last eruption: 1877 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Socompa
    Distance: 78 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'031 m ·Last eruption: -5250 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Lastarria
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'706 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Corrida de Cori Volcanic Field
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'451 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Central Andean Arc at 25.1°S
    Distance: 99 km ·Pyroclastic cone ·Elevation: 4'652 m ·Argentina

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

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