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M2.7 Earthquake near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile)

UTC time: 2025-09-18 17:12:09 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 18, 2025 at 17:12 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (Chile). At around 82 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 25 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.3.

Details

ID
f821ab81fbdefecb27a90adb847fef8bfd83a56c
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
82.2 km
UTC time
2025-09-18 17:12:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
City
Región de Antofagasta
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-24.48000, -68.93000
Temperature
15.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 82.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 82.2 km
Intermediate
82.2 km
82.2 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

  • Negrillar, La
    Distance: 39 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 4'220 m ·Chile
  • Llullaillaco
    Distance: 48 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'739 m ·Last eruption: 1877 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Socompa
    Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'031 m ·Last eruption: -5250 ·Chile-Argentina
  • Lastarria
    Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'706 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Corrida de Cori Volcanic Field
    Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'451 m ·Chile-Argentina
  • Central Andean Arc at 25.1°S
    Distance: 94 km ·Pyroclastic cone ·Elevation: 4'652 m ·Argentina

Región de Antofagasta

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,584 Catalogue entries

Of 1,583 other entries for this area and period, 1,054 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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