Earthquake Details: 20 km from Machalí, O'Higgins Region, Chile

8/15/2026, 7:14:34 AM

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred near 20 km from Machalí, O'Higgins Region, Chile on 8/15/2026 at 7:14:34 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -107.4 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile O'Higgins Region Machalí (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-107.4 km

Significance0

Latitude-34.3000

Longitude-70.4900

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000265

Magnitude2.7

Updated:8/15/2026, 7:20:25 AM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 3:14:34 AM GMT-4
UTC: 8/15/2026, 7:14:34 AM UTC

-107.4 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

San Vicente de Tagua Tagua

56 km W

Nearby event sequence · 12

M2.7Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 6:35:26 AM M3.2San Juan, ArgentinaAfter8/15/2026, 9:40:51 AM M2.7Offshore Coquimbo, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 1:43:21 PM M3.1Region Metropolitana, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 3:12:29 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 M2.9San Juan, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 3:52:03 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, 07:20 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.