Earthquake Details: 42 km from Vallenar, Atacama, Chile

8/15/2026, 6:15:02 PM

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near 42 km from Vallenar, Atacama, Chile on 8/15/2026 at 6:15:02 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -41.9 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile Atacama Vallenar (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-41.9 km

Significance0

Latitude-28.7600

Longitude-71.1300

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000668

Magnitude2.9

Updated:8/15/2026, 6:21:31 PM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 2:15:02 PM GMT-4
UTC: 8/15/2026, 6:15:02 PM UTC

-41.9 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M3.2San Juan, ArgentinaBefore8/15/2026, 9:40:51 AM M3.4La Rioja, ArgentinaBefore8/15/2026, 10:12:43 AM M4.2Offshore Coquimbo, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 10:22:52 AM M4.239 km N of Vallenar, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 7:57:51 PM M3.3Coquimbo, ChileAfter8/15/2026, 8:51:21 PM M3.5San Juan, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 2:41:40 PM M3.3Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 3:55:44 PM M4.8Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 4:32:51 PM M4.0Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 5:14:10 PM M4.2Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 5:35:18 PM M3.2Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 5:47:26 PM M4.1San Juan, ArgentinaAfter8/17/2026, 2:21:24 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, 06:21 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.