Chile

M2.6 Earthquake near ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-08-08 20:33:45 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near ATACAMA, CHILE (Chile) on August 8, 2025 at 20:33 UTC. At around 101 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: 22 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.3.

Details

ID
f10472d36e93f021613e227769c1af404c94d32e
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
101.2 km
UTC time
2025-08-08 20:33:45 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-25.84000, -69.33000
Temperature
11.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 101.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 101.2 km
Intermediate
101.2 km
101.2 km — close to 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: 88 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'413 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Distance: 99 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 5'481 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Distance: 103 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 6'173 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Distance: 111 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'706 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'451 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'373 m ·Argentina

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,582 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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