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Thu, 2 Oct 2025, 10:49 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

A shallow magnitude 5.6 earthquake was reported in the morning near Ovalle, Provincia de Limarí, Region de Coquimbo, Chile.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Thursday, October 2nd, 2025, at 7:43 am local time at a shallow depth of 14. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.6 earthquake as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.6.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Ovalle (pop. 77,100) located 41 km from the epicenter, and Monte Patria (pop. 13,900) 62 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Coquimbo (pop. 161,300) located 88 km from the epicenter, La Serena (pop. 154,500)

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Sep 1, 09:48 am (Santiago)

4.4

54 km52 km (32 mi) to the E 5.4 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile InfoAug 24, 10:41 pm (Santiago)

4.1

26 km42 km (26 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, 79 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile InfoAug 17, 01:08 am (Santiago)

4.0

50 km94 km (58 mi) to the N South Pacific Ocean, 15 km west of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile 3 reportsInfoAug 11, 11:17 am (Santiago)

4.3

32 km13 km (8.4 mi) to the E 42 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile InfoAug 2, 12:52 am (Santiago)

4.4

65 km100 km (62 mi) to the N South Pacific Ocean, 22 km west of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile 3 reportsInfoSep 6, 2023 07:48 pm (Santiago)

6.3

36 km56 km (35 mi) to the NE 38 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile 118 reportsInfoMay 2, 2021 02:57 am (Santiago)

5.8

39 km69 km (43 mi) to the N 17 Km Al NO De Tongoy, Chile 63 reportsInfoSep 5, 2020 09:16 pm (Santiago)

6.3

30 km51 km (31 mi) to the NE 12 Km Al SE De Tongoy (Chile) 84 reportsInfoJun 13, 2019 08:19 pm (GMT -4)

6.1

10 km88 km (54 mi) to the NW Off Coast of Central Chile 11 reportsInfoJan 19, 2019 10:32 pm (Santiago)

6.6

59 km90 km (56 mi) to the NE Near Coast of Central Chile 314 reportsInfoApr 10, 2018 06:19 am (Santiago)

6.2

66 km41 km (26 mi) to the SE 57 km southwest of Ovalle,

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