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M2.5 Earthquake near OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE

UTC time: 2026-10-04 08:41:04 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
23.6 km
Source
EMSC

OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE

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About this earthquake

On October 4, 2026 at 08:41 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 24 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
e95e56623184d05b884b9d47ea826869b662914c
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
23.6 km
UTC time
2026-10-04 08:41:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-33.73000, -72.08000
Temperature
13.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 23.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 23.6 km
Shallow
23.6 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

  • Palomo
    Distance: 191 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'860 m ·Chile
  • Tinguiririca
    Distance: 199 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'280 m ·Last eruption: 1917 ·Chile
  • San Jose
    Distance: 202 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'070 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Maipo
    Distance: 213 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'323 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tupungatito
    Distance: 214 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Planchon-Peteroa
    Distance: 216 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'977 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Chile

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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