A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Concepcion, Provincia de Concepción, Region del Biobio, Chile, was reported only 11 minutes ago by The National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional, CSN) of the University of Chile, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 27. km beneath the epicenter around noon on Sunday, November 2nd, 2025, at 1:51 pm local time. 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3 as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Talcahuano (pop. 253,000) located 82 km from the epicenter, Arauco (pop. 24,700) 83 km away, Coronel (pop. 92,900) 85 km away, Lota (pop. 49,800) 86 km away, Concepcion (pop. 223,600) 88 km away, Chiguayante (pop. 82,500) 91 km away, Penco (pop. 46,100) 92 km away, Tome (pop. 46,700) 97 km away, and Curanilahue (pop. 30,600) 101 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 2, 2025 01:51 pm (GMT -5) local time (2 Nov 2025 18:51 GMT)Magnitude: 4.3Depth: 27.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 36.76°S / 74.03°W (Region del Biobio, Chile)Primary data source: CSN