2.6
Earthquake Details: 6 km from Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina
Sep 22, 2026, 15:54:37
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred near 6 km from Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina on Sep 22, 2026 at 15:54:37. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -105 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-105 km
Significance0
Latitude-31.4600
Longitude-68.5800
Event IDemsc:20260922_0000286
Magnitude2.6
Updated:Sep 22, 2026, 17:08:14 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 22, 2026, 12:54:37 GMT-3
- UTC
- Sep 22, 2026, 15:54:37 UTC
-105 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.5Atacama, ChileBeforeM4.0Atacama, ChileBeforeM3.5San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.6San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.8Catamarca, ArgentinaBeforeM4.233 km NNW of La Serena, ChileAfterM5.351 km WSW of Arauco, ArgentinaAfterM3.4Offshore Coquimbo, ChileAfterM3.4Atacama, ChileAfterM4.353 km WSW of San Antonio, ChileAfterM4.3Offshore Atacama, ChileAfterM3.9Coquimbo, ChileAfter
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