3.2
Earthquake Details: 31 km from Talca, Maule Region, Chile
8/20/2026, 10:10:50 AM
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred near 31 km from Talca, Maule Region, Chile on 8/20/2026 at 10:10:50 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -57.7 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-57.7 km
Significance0
Latitude-35.1500
Longitude-71.7400
Event IDemsc:20260820_0000373
Magnitude3.2
Updated:8/20/2026, 10:17:20 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/20/2026, 6:10:50 AM GMT-4
- UTC
- 8/20/2026, 10:10:50 AM UTC
-57.7 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, ChileBeforeM3.4Region Metropolitana, ChileBeforeM3.5Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM2.9Offshore Maule, ChileBeforeM3.8Region Metropolitana, ChileBeforeM3.3Bio-Bio, ChileBeforeM3.6Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.0San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM2.9San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM2.9Maule, ChileBeforeM2.9Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.1San Juan, ArgentinaBefore
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