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M5.1 Earthquake near 22 km NNW of La Serena, Chile

UTC time: 2025-03-24 04:35:09 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
79.8 km
Source
USGS

22 km NNW of La Serena, Chile

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M5.1 Earthquake near 22 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2025-03-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 22 km NNW of La Serena, Chile · 2025-03-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On March 24, 2025 at 04:35 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 22 km NNW of La Serena, Chile. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 80 km. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
c4b5df057bf6e174d9fadddeedb85a20c91dbd84
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
79.8 km
UTC time
2025-03-24 04:35:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-29.71060, -71.30440

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 79.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 79.8 km
Intermediate
79.8 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
La Serena22.3 kmS154'521
Santiago421.2 kmS4'837'295

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Solo, El
    Distance: 385 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 387 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 396 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Incahuasi, Nevado de
    Distance: 419 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'638 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 433 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tupungatito
    Distance: 437 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • La Florida AirportChile · LSC · SCSE
    25.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥419
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-22

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.32025-03-18 21:17:50 UTC49.5 kmVicuña M5.32025-03-18 21:17:48 UTC39.6 km13 km SSE of Coquimbo, Chile M4.92025-02-13 07:11:30 UTC95.6 kmFreirina M4.82025-02-02 13:54:11 UTC118.9 kmOvalle M4.72025-03-10 05:04:53 UTC128.5 km38 km SW of Ovalle, Chile

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