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M3.1 Earthquake near ARAUCANIA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-11-13 12:28:43 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.1 earthquake was recorded near ARAUCANIA, CHILE (Chile) on November 13, 2025 at 12:28 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 63 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 22 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.2.

Details

ID
cbc443fff0a52c037149b90ba9114945b9b0084a
Magnitude
M3.1
Depth
63.4 km
UTC time
2025-11-13 12:28:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de la Araucanía
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-38.90000, -72.34000
Temperature
17.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 63.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 63.4 km
Shallow
63.4 km
63.4 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

  • Llaima
    Distance: 58 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'125 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Chile
  • Caburgua-Huelemolle
    Distance: 64 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'652 m ·Last eruption: -5050 ·Chile
  • Villarrica Activity reported
    Distance: 68 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'847 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Chile
  • Sollipulli
    Distance: 71 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'282 m ·Last eruption: 1240 ·Chile
  • Quetrupillan
    Distance: 85 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'360 m ·Last eruption: 255 ·Chile
  • Lonquimay
    Distance: 87 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'832 m ·Last eruption: 1990 ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • La Araucanía International AirportChile · ZCO · SCQP
    27.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 2,742 Catalogue entries

Of 2,741 other entries for this area and period, 1,886 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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