2.9
Earthquake Details: 29 km from Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
8/17/2026, 8:40:37 PM
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near 29 km from Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile on 8/17/2026 at 8:40:37 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -91.2 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-91.2 km
Significance0
Latitude-33.2200
Longitude-70.5100
Event IDemsc:20260817_0000676
Magnitude2.9
Updated:8/17/2026, 8:49:13 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/17/2026, 4:40:37 PM GMT-4
- UTC
- 8/17/2026, 8:40:37 PM UTC
-91.2 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.2Offshore Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.5Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.5San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.3Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM4.8Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM4.5Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM4.0Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM4.2Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM4.1San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.4Region Metropolitana, ChileBeforeM3.3Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.7Valparaiso, ChileAfter
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