Moderate yet deep 5.2 quake hits near Pozo Almonte, Provincia del Tamarugal, Tarapacá, Chile

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred early afternoon on Thursday, September 25th, 2025, at 3:11 pm local time near Pozo Almonte, Provincia del Tamarugal, Tarapacá, Chile, as reported by The National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional, CSN) of the University of Chile.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 100. km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.2, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Quistagama (pop. 76) located 10 km from the epicenter, Camina (pop. 1,300) 14 km away, Huara (pop. 2,700) 70 km away, Colchane (pop. 1,700) 89 km away, Pozo Almonte (pop. 15,700) 98 km away, Iquique (pop. 191,500) 112 km away, and Alto Hospicio (pop. 108,400) 114 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 25, 2025 06:11 pm (Universal Time) local time (25 Sep 2025 18:11 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 108.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.49°S / 69.3°W (Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile)
Primary data source: CSN
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