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M4.2 Earthquake near REGION METROPOLITANA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-06-21 08:00:49 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
106.6 km
Source
EMSC

Región Metropolitana de Santiago

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About this earthquake

On June 21, 2025 at 08:00 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near REGION METROPOLITANA, CHILE (Chile). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 107 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 28 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.8.

Details

ID
f3a2c2a3842a4803eb143af1008dd7e1caa62e3a
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
106.6 km
UTC time
2025-06-21 08:00:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-33.63790, -70.41870
Temperature
3.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 106.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 106.6 km
Intermediate
106.6 km
106.6 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

Felt reports

7felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Jun 21, 2025, 8:05 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Volcanoes nearby

  • San Jose
    Distance: 51 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 6'070 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Tupungatito
    Distance: 62 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'660 m ·Last eruption: 1987 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Maipo
    Distance: 80 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'323 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Palomo
    Distance: 108 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'860 m ·Chile
  • Atuel, Caldera del
    Distance: 116 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 5'189 m ·Argentina
  • Tinguiririca
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'280 m ·Last eruption: 1917 ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · SCL · SCEL
    43.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-11

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

11 Sep 2025 – 11 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 2,757 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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