Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 24 km depth25 Mar 08:57 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.25 Mar 09:02: Magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 4.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 31.00 to 23.80 km (from 19.3 to 14.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 18 km (11 mi) towards ESE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 25, 2026 08:53:42 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Mar 25, 2026, at 03:53 am (GMT -5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.2Depth23.8 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude35.84°S / 73.27°WRegion del Maule, ChileSeismic antipode35.84°N / 106.73°EChinaShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoNevado de Longavi (194 km / 121 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 13.7°C (57 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 12 m/s (24 kts) from SEstimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy13 minutes agoMar 25, 2026 08:53 GMT / Mar 25, 2026 03:53 am (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: -35.84 / -73.27: Offshore Maule, ChileSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.2 / 24 km, CSN: 4.2 / 24 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22841500',-35.84000,-73.27000,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, Offshore Maule, Chile',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ChileNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Talcahuano, a city with more than 250,000 inhabitants in Chile, in 99 km (62 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Chile, Santiago, 357 km (222 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry54 km (33 mi)SE of epicenterCobquecura(pop: 5,040)III: WeakItata, Region de NubleChile67 km (42 mi)E of epicenterChanco(pop: 9,000)III: WeakProvincia de Cauquenes, Region del MauleChile82 km (51 mi)SE of epicenterQuirihue(pop: 8,000)II: Very weakItata, Region de NubleChile87 km (54 mi)E of epicenterCauquenes(pop: 31,400)II: Very weakRegion del MauleChile88 km (55 mi)SE of epicenterCoelemu(pop: 15,700)II: Very weakItata, Region de NubleChile91 km (57 mi)S of epicenterTome(pop: 46,700)II: Very weakConcepcion, Region del BiobioChile94 km (58 mi)E of epicenterEmpedrado(pop: 4,250)II: Very weakProvincia de Talca, Region del MauleChile96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterConstitucion(pop: 37,900)II: Very weakProvincia de Talca, Region del MauleChile99 km (62 mi)S of epicenterTalcahuano(pop: 253,000)II: Very weakConcepcion, Region del BiobioChile100 km (62 mi)SE of epicenterNinhue(pop: 5,270)II: Very weakItata, Region de NubleChile103 km (64 mi)S of epicenterPenco(pop: 46,100)II: Very weakConcepcion, Region del BiobioChile112 km (69 mi)S of epicenterConcepcion(pop: 223,600)II: Very weakConcepcion, Region del BiobioChile112 km (70 mi)S of epicenterSan Pedro de la Paz(pop: 121,600)II: Very weakConcepcion, Region del BiobioChile123 km (76 mi)S of epicenterChiguayante(pop: 82,500)II: Very weakConcepcion, Region del BiobioChile123 km (77 mi)SE of epicenterQuillon(pop: 17,500)II: Very weakDiguillin, Region de NubleChile130 km (80 mi)S of epicenterHualqui(pop: 24,300)II: Very weakConcepcion, Region del BiobioChile133 km (83 mi)S of epicenterCoronel(pop: 92,900)II: Very weakConcepcion, Region del BiobioChile134 km (83 mi)SE of epicenterChillan Viejo(pop: 28,700)II: Very weakDiguillin, Region de NubleChile134 km (83 mi)E of epicenterParral(pop: 26,900)II: Very weakProvincia de Linares, Region del MauleChile135 km (84 mi)SE of epicenterSan Carlos(pop: 31,500)II: Very weakPunilla, Region de NubleChile135 km (84 mi)SE of epicenterChillan(pop: 150,400)II: Very weakDiguillin, Region de NubleChile139 km (87 mi)S of epicenterLota(pop: 47,300)II: Very weakConcepcion, Region del BiobioChile142 km (88 mi)E of epicenterSan Javier(pop: 40,200)II: Very weakProvincia de Linares, Region del MauleChile144 km (89 mi)E of epicenterLongavi(pop: 28,500)II: Very weakProvincia de Linares, Region del MauleChile151 km (94 mi)E of epicenterLinares(pop: 69,500)II: Very weakRegion del MauleChile154 km (95 mi)E of epicenterTalca(pop: 197,500)II: Very weakRegion del MauleChile154 km (95 mi)E of epicenterTalca(pop: 197,500)II: Very weakRegion del MauleChile154 km (96 mi)SE of epicenterCabrero(pop: 18,300)II: Very weakBiobio, Region del BiobioChile156 km (97 mi)S of epicenterArauco(pop: 24,700)II: Very weakRegion del BiobioChile165 km (102 mi)E of epicenterSan Clemente(pop: 39,500)II: Very weakProvincia de Talca, Region del MauleChile169 km (105 mi)E of epicenterColbun(pop: 17,600)II: Very weakProvincia de Linares, Region del MauleChile182 km (113 mi)S of epicenterCuranilahue(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakArauco, Region del BiobioChile195 km (121 mi)NE of epicenterSagrada Familia(pop: 17,600)II: Very weakProvincia de Curico, Region del MauleChile197 km (123 mi)NE of epicenterMolina(pop: 40,300)II: Very weakProvincia de Curico, Region del MauleChile199 km (124 mi)SE of epicenterLos Angeles(pop: 125,400)II: Very weakBiobio, Region del BiobioChile207 km (129 mi)NE of epicenterCurico(pop: 102,400)II: Very weakProvincia de Curico, Region del MauleChile209 km (130 mi)SE of epicenterVilla Mercedes(pop: 131,900)II: Very weakRegion del BiobioChile223 km (139 mi)S of epicenterAngol(pop: 44,900)II: Very weakProvincia de Malleco, Region de la AraucaniaChile296 km (184 mi)NE of epicenterRancagua(pop: 212,700)I: Not feltProvincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'HigginsChile357 km (222 mi)NE of epicenterSantiago(pop: 4,837,300)I: Not feltSantiago MetropolitanChileNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-25EpicenterAgency4.224 km15 mi08:53:42OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILEEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.224 km15 mi08:53:42Off Coast of Central Chile0.3 km (0.2 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.224 km15 mi08:53:4254 km al NO de Cobquecura0.3 km (0.2 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCCSN (National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional))Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 25, 2026 03:53 am (GMT -5)13 minutes ago4.224 km0 km - This quakeSouth Pacific Ocean, Region del Maule, 54 km NW of Cobquecura, Itata, Region de Nuble, ChileMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 99 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.67 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 5.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 13.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 55 quakes per year (or 4.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 103 quakes per year (or 8.6 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 50 weeks after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake had hit on Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025, at 07:58 pm (GMT -5 local time) in 102 km (63 mi) distance to the northwest:Mag. 4.5 earthquake South Pacific Ocean - Region del Biobio, Chile - Apr 8, 2025 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.6. It had occurred 6 years earlier, on Sunday, Sep 29, 2019, at 11:57 am (GMT -4 local time) in Region del Maule, Chile:Mag. 6.6 earthquake South Pacific Ocean - Region del Maule, Chile - Sep 29, 2019 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 9.5. It had occurred 66 years ago earlier, on Sunday, May 22, 1960, at 03:11 pm local time (America/Santiago GMT -4) in Region del Biobio, Chile:Mag. 9.5 earthquake 38 km south of Cañete - Region del Biobio, Chile - May 22, 1960 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapDec 2, 2025 08:42 pm (GMT -5)4.035 km54 km (34 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 79 km northwest of Talcahuano, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoApr 8, 2025 07:58 pm (GMT -5)4.524 km102 km (63 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 208 km northwest of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoMar 29, 2025 02:20 am (GMT -5)4.110 km109 km (68 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 204 km west of Talca, Provincia de Talca, Region del Maule, ChileInfoMar 18, 2025 07:51 pm (Santiago)4.459 km82 km (51 mi) to the E 6.1 km northwest of Cauquenes, Provincia de Cauquenes, Region del Maule, ChileInfoNov 27, 2024 08:09 am (GMT -4)4.248 km8 km (4.9 mi) to the NSouth Pacific Ocean, 119 km north of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoMar 30, 2023 01:33 pm (GMT -4)6.326 km28 km (17 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, Region del Maule, 135 km north of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile 49 reportsInfoSep 29, 2019 11:57 am (GMT -4)6.625 km54 km (34 mi) to the NESouth Pacific Ocean, 51 km west of Constitucion, Provincia de Talca, Region del Maule, Chile 170 reportsInfoJul 4, 2017 12:06 pm (GMT -4)5.823 km38 km (24 mi) to the N Off Coast of Central Chile 1 reportInfoNov 8, 2016 12:55 am (Santiago)5.928 km78 km (49 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 28 km northwest of Talcahuano, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile 29 reportsInfoJun 19, 2015 10:10 pm (GMT -4)6.415 km57 km (36 mi) to the S Near Coast of Central Chile 10 reportsInfoMar 18, 2015 02:27 pm (GMT -4)6.120 km27 km (17 mi) to the S Near Coast of Central Chile 12 reportsInfoOct 29, 2013 10:51 pm (GMT -4)6.242 km60 km (37 mi) to the N 89 km W of Constitución, Chile 1 reportInfoDec 26, 2012 08:37 pm (GMT -4)5.914 km6.5 km (4 mi) to the NSouth Pacific Ocean, Region del Maule, 352 km southwest of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, ChileInfoMar 25, 2012 06:37 pm (Santiago)7.141 km119 km (74 mi) to the NE 23 km northeast of Constitucion, Provincia de Talca, Region del Maule, ChileInfoJan 23, 2012 12:04 pm (Santiago)6.120 km67 km (42 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 24 km north of Tome, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoFeb 13, 2011 11:40 pm (GMT -4)6.721 km65 km (40 mi) to the NESouth Pacific Ocean, 39 km west of Constitucion, Provincia de Talca, Region del Maule, ChileInfoFeb 13, 2011 06:35 am (Santiago)6.017 km90 km (56 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 10 km northwest of Talcahuano, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoFeb 13, 2011 04:51 am (Santiago)5.821 km81 km (50 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 31 km north of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoFeb 11, 2011 04:05 pm (Santiago)6.926 km70 km (44 mi) to the SESouth Pacific Ocean, 46 km north of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoJan 10, 2011 02:02 am (GMT -4)5.924 km33 km (21 mi) to the NESouth Pacific Ocean, 66 km southwest of Constitucion, Provincia de Talca, Region del Maule, ChileInfoJan 2, 2011 04:20 pm (Santiago)7.224 km280 km (174 mi) to the SProvincia de Malleco, 42 km north of Carahue, Provincia de Cautin, Region de la Araucania, ChileInfoApr 2, 2010 06:58 pm (Santiago)6.024 km56 km (35 mi) to the SE offshore Bio-Bio, ChileInfoMar 28, 2010 05:38 pm (GMT -4)6.030 km51 km (32 mi) to the NSouth Pacific Ocean, 88 km west of Constitucion, Provincia de Talca, Region del Maule, ChileInfoMar 15, 2010 11:04 pm (Santiago)5.942 km65 km (41 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 47 km north of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoMar 15, 2010 10:21 pm (GMT -4)6.718 km42 km (26 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, Region de Nuble, 70 km north of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoMar 15, 2010 07:08 am (GMT -4)6.214 km10.9 km (6.8 mi) to the NESouth Pacific Ocean, Region del Maule, 93 km north of Tome, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoMar 11, 2010 10:55 am (Santiago)7.018 km215 km (134 mi) to the NEProvincia de Cardenal Caro, 99 km west of Rancagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ChileInfoMar 5, 2010 07:47 am (Santiago)6.618 km92 km (57 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 34 km northwest of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoMar 5, 2010 06:19 am (Santiago)6.130 km88 km (55 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 27 km northwest of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoMar 3, 2010 02:44 pm (Santiago)6.120 km86 km (53 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 37 km northwest of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoFeb 27, 2010 01:24 pm (GMT -4)6.119 km57 km (36 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 42 km north of Talcahuano, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoFeb 27, 2010 03:01 am (GMT -5)7.435 km267 km (166 mi) to the SW 124 km W of Lebu, ChileInfoFeb 27, 2010 02:34 am (Santiago)8.823 km46 km (29 mi) to the SESouth Pacific Ocean, 89 km northwest of Chillan, Diguillin, Region de Nuble, ChileInfoApr 8, 1985 09:56 pm (Santiago)7.238 km242 km (151 mi) to the NEProvincia de Cardenal Caro, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, 60 km south of San Antonio, San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoOct 15, 1981 11:25 pm (GMT -4)7.233 km302 km (187 mi) to the NSouth Pacific Ocean, 135 km west of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoMay 10, 1975 10:27 am (Santiago)7.76 km261 km (162 mi) to the SArauco, Region del Biobio, 83 km northwest of Temuco, Provincia de Cautin, Region de la Araucania, ChileInfoAug 18, 1974 06:44 am (Santiago)7.136 km291 km (181 mi) to the S 79 km northwest of Temuco, Provincia de Cautin, Region de la Araucania, ChileInfoDec 1, 1973 01:00 pm (GMT -4)5.935 km113 km (70 mi) to the WSouth Pacific Ocean, 188 km northwest of Concepcion, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoMay 22, 1960 03:11 pm (Santiago)9.525 km256 km (159 mi) to the S 38 km south of Cañete, Arauco, Region del Biobio, Chile 1 reportInfoMay 22, 1960 03:10 pm (Santiago)8.30 km264 km (164 mi) to the S 24 km northeast of Victoria, Provincia de Malleco, Region de la Araucania, ChileInfoMay 22, 1960 02:56 pm (Santiago)7.825 km248 km (154 mi) to the S 41 km southwest of Angol, Provincia de Malleco, Region de la Araucania, ChileInfoMay 21, 1960 06:02 am (Santiago)8.125 km221 km (137 mi) to the S 4.6 km southeast of Cañete, Arauco, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoMay 6, 1953 01:16 pm (Santiago)7.566 km144 km (89 mi) to the S 23 km southeast of Chiguayante, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoJan 25, 1939 03:32 am (Universal Time)7.835 km108 km (67 mi) to the SEPunilla, 36 km north of Chillan, Diguillin, Region de Nuble, ChileInfoOct 15, 1936 09:08 pm (Universal Time)6.415 km84 km (52 mi) to the SEItata, Region de Nuble, 20 km northeast of Tome, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoJun 28, 1935 02:00 am (Universal Time)6.015 km101 km (63 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 94 km northwest of Isla Santa Maria Island, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoDec 2, 1928 04:20 am (Universal Time)7.230 km50 km (31 mi) to the ESouth Pacific Ocean, 52 km southwest of Constitucion, Provincia de Talca, Region del Maule, ChileInfoDec 1, 1928 06:32 pm (Universal Time)6.135 km87 km (54 mi) to the NE 13 km south of Constitucion, Provincia de Talca, Region del Maule, ChileInfoDec 1, 1928 09:19 am (Universal Time)6.035 km21 km (13 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, Region de Nuble, 78 km north of Talcahuano, Concepcion, Region del Biobio, ChileInfoDec 1, 1928 04:06 am (Universal Time)7.735 km124 km (77 mi) to the NE Maule, ChileInfoJan 30, 1914 03:36 am (Universal Time)7.615 km120 km (74 mi) to the NSouth Pacific Ocean, 168 km northwest of Talca, Provincia de Talca, Region del Maule, ChileInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes 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