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M4.4 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-09-23 16:31:02 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile) on September 23, 2025 at 16:31 UTC. At around 84 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: 27 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.3.

Details

ID
f30cd6bc81e48e23160238ce5ba106e3ce3263ee
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
83.5 km
UTC time
2025-09-23 16:31:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-22.79000, -69.09000
Temperature
24.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 83.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 83.5 km
Intermediate
83.5 km
83.5 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

  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Putana
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 139 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile
  • Lascar
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'592 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Chile
  • Colachi
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'631 m ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • El Loa AirportChile · CJC · SCCF
    37.7 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

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 762 Catalogue entries

Of 761 other entries for this area and period, 65 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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