3.6
Earthquake Details: 53 km from Ovalle, Coquimbo, Chile
Aug 26, 2026, 00:16:46
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred near 53 km from Ovalle, Coquimbo, Chile on Aug 26, 2026 at 00:16:46. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -53.8 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-53.8 km
Significance
Latitude-31.0302
Longitude-71.4453
Event IDemsc:20260826_0000003
Magnitude3.6
Updated:Aug 26, 2026, 06:31:02 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Aug 25, 2026, 20:16:46 GMT-4
- UTC
- Aug 26, 2026, 00:16:46 UTC
-53.8 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.0Mendoza, ArgentinaAfterM3.2Offshore Coquimbo, ChileAfterM3.1San Juan, ArgentinaAfterM3.6Offshore Coquimbo, ChileAfterM3.6Mendoza, ArgentinaAfterM3.6San Juan, ArgentinaAfterM3.9Offshore Coquimbo, ChileAfterM3.1Offshore Coquimbo, ChileAfterM3.1San Juan, ArgentinaAfterM4.679 km NW of Coquimbo, ChileAfterM3.2Offshore Coquimbo, ChileAfterM3.6Atacama, ChileAfter
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