Earthquake Details: 38 km from Los Andes, Valparaiso, Chile

8/16/2026, 1:45:23 AM

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred near 38 km from Los Andes, Valparaiso, Chile on 8/16/2026 at 1:45:23 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -93.5 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile Valparaiso Los Andes (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-93.5 km

Significance0

Latitude-33.0300

Longitude-70.2700

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000071

Magnitude2.7

Updated:8/16/2026, 1:52:26 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 9:45:23 PM GMT-4
UTC: 8/16/2026, 1:45:23 AM UTC

-93.5 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 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 M3.3Coquimbo, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 8:51:21 PM 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 M3.5San Juan, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 2:41:40 PM M3.3Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfter8/16/2026, 3:55:43 PM

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, 01:52 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.