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M4.6 Earthquake near Near Coast of Northern Chile

UTC time: 2025-12-09 09:01:19 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Near Coast of Northern Chile

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About this earthquake

On December 9, 2025 at 09:01 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near Near Coast of Northern Chile. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
ca0390759837d9d716b86c1b8939235ac903424e
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-09 09:01:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-22.85000, -70.90000
Temperature
19.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

  • Negrillar, La
    Distance: 287 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 4'220 m ·Chile
  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 309 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Tilocalar
    Distance: 309 km ·Lava cone(es) ·Elevation: 3'109 m ·Chile
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 309 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Putana
    Distance: 314 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Llullaillaco
    Distance: 318 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'739 m ·Last eruption: 1877 ·Chile-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.

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