Earthquake Details: 12 km from Linares, Maule Region, Chile

8/17/2026, 8:04:07 AM

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near 12 km from Linares, Maule Region, Chile on 8/17/2026 at 8:04:07 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -87.7 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile Maule Region Linares (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-87.7 km

Significance0

Latitude-35.9500

Longitude-71.5800

Event IDemsc:20260817_0000263

Magnitude3.0

Updated:8/17/2026, 8:11:42 AM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 4:04:07 AM GMT-4
UTC: 8/17/2026, 8:04:07 AM UTC

-87.7 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M3.1Region Metropolitana, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 3:12:29 PM M3.4Araucania, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 5:03:56 PM M3.0Coquimbo, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 5:25:20 PM M3.3Coquimbo, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 8:51:21 PM M3.5Mendoza, ArgentinaBefore8/16/2026, 9:45:22 AM M3.3Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBefore8/16/2026, 3:55:44 PM M4.8Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBefore8/16/2026, 4:32:51 PM M4.0Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBefore8/16/2026, 5:14:10 PM M4.2Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBefore8/16/2026, 5:35:18 PM M3.2Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBefore8/16/2026, 5:47:26 PM M3.0Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBefore8/16/2026, 11:59:33 PM M3.0Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfter8/17/2026, 12:31:03 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 17, 2026, 08:11 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.