Earthquake Details: 41 km from Linares, Maule Region, Chile

8/15/2026, 2:34:29 AM

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near 41 km from Linares, Maule Region, Chile on 8/15/2026 at 2:34:29 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -102.4 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile Maule Region Linares (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-102.4 km

Significance0

Latitude-35.6100

Longitude-71.2500

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000097

Magnitude2.6

Updated:8/15/2026, 2:44:55 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/14/2026, 10:34:29 PM GMT-4
UTC: 8/15/2026, 2:34:29 AM UTC

-102.4 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M2.7Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 6:35:26 AM M2.7Libertador O'Higgins, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 7:14:34 AM M2.7Offshore Coquimbo, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 1:43:21 PM M3.1Region Metropolitana, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 3:12:29 PM M3.4Araucania, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 5:03:56 PM M3.0Coquimbo, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 5:25:20 PM M3.3Coquimbo, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 8:51:21 PM M2.7Mendoza, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 12:46:14 AM M2.7Valparaiso, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 1:45:23 AM M2.7San Juan, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 9:29:49 AM M3.5Mendoza, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 9:45:22 AM M2.9Maule, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 9:54:30 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 15, 2026, 02:44 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.