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M4.5 Earthquake near Northern Chile (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-07-20 12:36:24 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On July 20, 2025 at 12:36 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near Northern Chile (Chile). At around 96 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Chile: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 23 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Details

ID
f5cdf9428c0f2441fc8f7b7bbf59d028dc4be401
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
96.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-20 12:36:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-22.78000, -68.67000
Temperature
14.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 96 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 96 km
Intermediate
96 km
96 km — close to the regional average (99.5 km)
Regional average: 99.5 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: 80 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Putana
    Distance: 87 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 97 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile
  • Guayaques
    Distance: 114 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 5'598 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Lascar
    Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'592 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • El Loa AirportChile · CJC · SCCF
    39.5 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

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

11 Sep 2025 – 11 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 762 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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