Earthquake Details: 42 km from Machalí, O'Higgins Region, Chile

8/17/2026, 9:07:22 AM

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near 42 km from Machalí, O'Higgins Region, Chile on 8/17/2026 at 9:07:22 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -120.2 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile O'Higgins Region Machalí (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-120.2 km

Significance0

Latitude-34.3000

Longitude-70.2200

Event IDemsc:20260817_0000296

Magnitude2.6

Updated:8/17/2026, 9:17:29 AM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 5:07:22 AM GMT-4
UTC: 8/17/2026, 9:07:22 AM UTC

-120.2 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 M3.1Region Metropolitana, ChileBefore8/15/2026, 3:12:29 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 M4.1San Juan, ArgentinaBefore8/17/2026, 2:21:24 AM M3.0Maule, ChileBefore8/17/2026, 8:04:07 AM 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, 09:17 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.