Chile

M2.6 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-10-06 13:57:53 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On October 6, 2025 at 13:57 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile). At around 126 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. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 27 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
e55ce269eafb177cd8bd26bf258cb6d057ea552f
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
126.1 km
UTC time
2025-10-06 13:57:53 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-21.25000, -68.56000
Temperature
12.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 126.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 126.1 km
Intermediate
126.1 km
126.1 km — deeper than the regional average (99.4 km)
Regional average: 99.4 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

  • Distance: 38 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'705 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 58 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'163 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 189 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Distance: 210 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 5'598 m ·Chile-Bolivia

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,585 Catalogue entries

Of 1,584 other entries for this area and period, 1,196 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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