3.1
Earthquake Details: 51 km from Valparaíso, Valparaiso, Chile
Sep 12, 2026, 22:53:23
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred near 51 km from Valparaíso, Valparaiso, Chile on Sep 12, 2026 at 22:53:23. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -28.6 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-28.6 km
Significance0
Latitude-32.5800
Longitude-71.7200
Event IDemsc:20260912_0000343
Magnitude3.1
Updated:Sep 12, 2026, 23:00:04 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 12, 2026, 19:53:23 GMT-3
- UTC
- Sep 12, 2026, 22:53:23 UTC
-28.6 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.6Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.6San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM4.3Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.8Offshore Bio-Bio, ChileBeforeM3.6Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.9Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM4.1San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.5Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.2Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.6Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfterM3.6Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfterM3.990 km WNW of Cartagena, ChileAfter
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