Earthquake Details: Antofagasta, Chile

Sep 8, 2026, 03:44:00

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near Antofagasta, Chile on Sep 8, 2026 at 03:44:00. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -147 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Chile Antofagasta Calama (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-147 km

Significance0

Latitude-21.5500

Longitude-68.5800

Event IDemsc:20260908_0000042

Magnitude2.9

Updated:Sep 8, 2026, 03:50:20 UTC

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: Sep 8, 2026, 00:44:00 GMT-3
UTC: Sep 8, 2026, 03:44:00 UTC

-147 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 12

M3.8Antofagasta, ChileBeforeSep 6, 2026, 15:07:49 M3.9Antofagasta, ChileBeforeSep 7, 2026, 08:43:54 M3.7Tarapacá, ChileBeforeSep 7, 2026, 20:36:37 M4.5129 km ENE of Taltal, ChileBeforeSep 7, 2026, 21:54:38 M4.388 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, ArgentinaBeforeSep 8, 2026, 01:24:15 M3.5Antofagasta, ChileBeforeSep 8, 2026, 03:12:22 M3.6Antofagasta, ChileAfterSep 8, 2026, 08:35:34 M4.287 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileAfterSep 8, 2026, 10:33:39 M4.762 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileAfterSep 8, 2026, 13:42:08 M4.226 km ENE of Calama, ChileAfterSep 9, 2026, 04:17:35 M3.8Antofagasta, ChileAfterSep 9, 2026, 07:21:36 M4.5Offshore Tarapaca, ChileAfterSep 9, 2026, 11:46:02

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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: Sep 8, 2026, 03:50 UTC.

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