2.6
Earthquake Details: 27 km from Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region, Chile
8/18/2026, 4:25:17 PM
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near 27 km from Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region, Chile on 8/18/2026 at 4:25:17 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -18.5 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-18.5 km
Significance0
Latitude-30.1200
Longitude-71.5500
Event IDemsc:20260818_0000578
Magnitude2.6
Updated:8/18/2026, 4:30:22 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 12:25:17 PM GMT-4
- UTC
- 8/18/2026, 4:25:17 PM UTC
-18.5 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.239 km N of Vallenar, ChileBeforeM3.5San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.3Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM4.8Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM4.5Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM4.0Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM4.2Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM4.1San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.4Region Metropolitana, ChileBeforeM3.3Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.5Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.8Region Metropolitana, ChileBefore
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