2.9
Earthquake Details: 24 km from Talca, Maule Region, Chile
8/19/2026, 5:58:15 PM
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near 24 km from Talca, Maule Region, Chile on 8/19/2026 at 5:58:15 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -91.4 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-91.4 km
Significance0
Latitude-35.4600
Longitude-71.3900
Event IDemsc:20260819_0000539
Magnitude2.9
Updated:8/19/2026, 6:11:45 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 1:58:15 PM GMT-4
- UTC
- 8/19/2026, 5:58:15 PM UTC
-91.4 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.0Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.0Maule, ChileBeforeM3.0Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.4Region Metropolitana, ChileBeforeM3.5Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.8Region Metropolitana, ChileBeforeM3.3Bio-Bio, ChileBeforeM3.6Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM2.9San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM2.9Mendoza, ArgentinaAfterM3.1San Juan, ArgentinaAfterM3.2Maule, ChileAfter
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