Earthquake Details: Coquimbo, Chile

8/15/2026, 8:51:21 PM

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred near Coquimbo, Chile on 8/15/2026 at 8:51:21 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -36.2 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile Valparaiso San Felipe (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-36.2 km

Significance0

Latitude-31.9400

Longitude-70.9700

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000760

Magnitude3.3

Updated:8/15/2026, 8:55:26 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 4:51:21 PM GMT-4
UTC: 8/15/2026, 8:51:21 PM UTC

-36.2 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 M3.1Region Metropolitana, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 3:12:29 PM M3.0Coquimbo, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 5:25:20 PM M2.9Atacama, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 6:15:02 PM M4.239 km N of Vallenar, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 7:57:51 PM M2.7Mendoza, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 12:46:14 AM M2.9San Juan, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 3:52:03 AM M3.5Mendoza, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 9:45:22 AM M2.9Maule, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 9:54:30 AM M3.0San Juan, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 10:12:12 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, 08:55 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.