Earthquake Details: Atacama, Chile

8/16/2026, 3:59:35 AM

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near Atacama, Chile on 8/16/2026 at 3:59:35 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -110.2 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile Atacama Copiapó (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-110.2 km

Significance0

Latitude-27.5500

Longitude-69.5300

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000150

Magnitude2.8

Updated:8/16/2026, 4:05:15 AM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 11:59:35 PM GMT-4
UTC: 8/16/2026, 3:59:35 AM UTC

-110.2 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M3.5Antofagasta, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 3:34:34 AM M3.3Salta, ArgentinaBefore8/15/2026, 7:16:05 AM 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 M3.2Salta, ArgentinaBefore8/15/2026, 3:51:00 PM M3.8Salta, ArgentinaBefore8/15/2026, 5:08:06 PM M4.239 km N of Vallenar, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 7:57:51 PM M3.1Salta, ArgentinaBefore8/16/2026, 12:11:07 AM M3.5Salta, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 4:21:39 AM M3.5San Juan, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 2:41:40 PM M4.6Jujuy, ArgentinaAfter8/16/2026, 4:40:38 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, 04:05 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.