Earthquake Details: Tarapacá, Chile

8/16/2026, 12:43:15 AM

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near Tarapacá, Chile on 8/16/2026 at 12:43:15 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -81.2 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile Tarapacá Iquique (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-81.2 km

Significance0

Latitude-19.4500

Longitude-69.6900

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000024

Magnitude2.9

Updated:8/16/2026, 12:48:26 AM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 8:43:15 PM GMT-4
UTC: 8/16/2026, 12:43:15 AM UTC

-81.2 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M3.4Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 3:11:15 AM M3.2Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 7:55:49 AM M3.2Tarapaca, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 8:34:38 AM M3.6Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 11:33:40 AM M3.6Tarapaca, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 12:53:30 PM M3.4Offshore Tarapaca, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 5:44:13 PM M3.2Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 8:07:38 PM M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 6:24:42 AM M3.1Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 8:57:48 AM M3.1Tarapaca, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 8:23:19 PM M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 10:24:01 PM M3.2Antofagasta, ChileAfter8/17/2026, 6:24:21 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 16, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.