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M2.7 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-08-10 09:02:41 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile) on August 10, 2025 at 09:02 UTC. With a focal depth of about 31 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Chile: 23 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.3.

Details

ID
ea3c7c58857bfe236d0dfb7558ec9b56e61679f6
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
30.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-10 09:02:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-23.06000, -70.56000
Temperature
10.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 30.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 30.6 km
Shallow
30.6 km
30.6 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

  • Negrillar, La
    Distance: 245 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 4'220 m ·Chile
  • Tilocalar
    Distance: 268 km ·Lava cone(es) ·Elevation: 3'109 m ·Chile
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 276 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 276 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Llullaillaco
    Distance: 277 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'739 m ·Last eruption: 1877 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Socompa
    Distance: 278 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'031 m ·Last eruption: -5250 ·Chile-Argentina

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Andrés Sabella Gálvez International AirportChile · ANF · SCFA
    44.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

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

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,187 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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