Earthquake Details: 20 km from Alto Hospicio, Tarapacá, Chile

Aug 26, 2026, 00:19:47

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near 20 km from Alto Hospicio, Tarapacá, Chile on Aug 26, 2026 at 00:19:47. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -80.2 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile Tarapacá Alto Hospicio (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-80.2 km

Significance

Latitude-20.3600

Longitude-69.9400

Event IDemsc:20260826_0000004

Magnitude2.9

Updated:Aug 26, 2026, 00:25:39 UTC

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Time & depth

Local time: Aug 25, 2026, 20:19:47 GMT-4
UTC: Aug 26, 2026, 00:19:47 UTC

-80.2 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M4.762 km SSE of Palca, PeruAfterAug 30, 2026, 16:04:07 M3.5Offshore Antofagasta, ChileAfterAug 30, 2026, 21:04:05 M3.5Jujuy, ArgentinaAfterAug 31, 2026, 00:26:11 M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfterAug 31, 2026, 01:35:15 M3.5Antofagasta, ChileAfterAug 31, 2026, 02:15:39 M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfterAug 31, 2026, 03:13:38 M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfterAug 31, 2026, 03:23:24 M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfterAug 31, 2026, 16:55:05 M3.8Tarapacá, ChileAfterAug 31, 2026, 17:38:54 M3.4Potosí, BoliviaAfterSep 1, 2026, 02:51:32 M3.4Antofagasta, ChileAfterSep 1, 2026, 14:40:38 M3.4Offshore Tarapaca, ChileAfterSep 1, 2026, 20:10:39

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Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 26, 2026, 00:25 UTC.

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