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M2.5 Earthquake near TARAPACA, CHILE

UTC time: 2026-05-20 04:44:44 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
95.2 km
Source
EMSC

TARAPACA, CHILE

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near TARAPACA, CHILE on May 20, 2026 at 04:44 UTC. At around 95 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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

Details

ID
d0760b0ef3b8eccbac6444d242c26c057f80d28f
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
95.2 km
UTC time
2026-05-20 04:44:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-20.11000, -69.20000
Temperature
8.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 95.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 95.2 km
Intermediate
95.2 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

  • Irruputuncu
    Distance: 97 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'163 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Isluga
    Distance: 114 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'550 m ·Last eruption: 1913 ·Chile
  • Olca-Paruma
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Tata Sabaya
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'430 m ·Bolivia
  • Guallatiri
    Distance: 188 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'071 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile
  • Parinacota
    Distance: 216 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'336 m ·Last eruption: 290 ·Chile-Bolivia

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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