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M3.8 Earthquake near ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-04-26 06:17:55 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.8 earthquake was recorded near ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile) on April 26, 2025 at 06:17 UTC. With a focal depth of about 44 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 27 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.8.

Details

ID
cce79aea4a4cfcc8c7caaf31c6171ad2ff507d69
Magnitude
M3.8
Depth
43.6 km
UTC time
2025-04-26 06:17:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-27.50000, -70.72000
Temperature
15.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 43.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 43.6 km
Shallow
43.6 km
43.6 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

  • Solo, El
    Distance: 203 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'205 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tipas
    Distance: 216 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'658 m ·Argentina
  • Ojos del Salado, Nevados
    Distance: 220 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'879 m ·Last eruption: 750 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Nevada, Sierra
    Distance: 240 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'173 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Incahuasi, Nevado de
    Distance: 245 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'638 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Falso Azufre
    Distance: 245 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'906 m ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Desierto de Atacama AirportChile · CPO · SCAT
    27.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-11

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

12 Sep 2025 – 12 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 2,756 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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