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M3.3 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-12-21 20:39:16 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.3 earthquake was recorded near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile) on December 21, 2025 at 20:39 UTC. At around 125 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 32 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.7.

Details

ID
d76c640951bd2486e7603365bd2633bcf24fddec
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
124.6 km
UTC time
2025-12-21 20:39:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-22.18000, -68.82000
Temperature
20.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 124.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 124.6 km
Intermediate
124.6 km
124.6 km — deeper than the regional average (99.3 km)
Regional average: 99.3 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

  • Putana
    Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 113 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 143 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile
  • Olca-Paruma
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Guayaques
    Distance: 151 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 5'598 m ·Chile-Bolivia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • El Loa AirportChile · CJC · SCCF
    36.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-08

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

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 764 Catalogue entries

Of 763 other entries for this area and period, 378 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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