3.4
Earthquake Details: 40 km from Santa Cruz, O'Higgins, Chile
Oct 6, 2026, 02:39:54
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred near 40 km from Santa Cruz, O'Higgins, Chile on Oct 6, 2026 at 02:39:54. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -46.7 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-46.7 km
Significance0
Latitude-34.7300
Longitude-71.7900
Event IDemsc:20261006_0000030
Magnitude3.4
Updated:Oct 6, 2026, 02:46:23 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 5, 2026, 23:39:54 GMT-3
- UTC
- Oct 6, 2026, 02:39:54 UTC
-46.7 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.5Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.5Maule, ChileBeforeM4.1153 km WSW of Lebu, ChileBeforeM3.5Offshore Bio-Bio, ChileBeforeM3.6Offshore Bio-Bio, ChileBeforeM4.4Araucania, ChileBeforeM3.7San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.4Offshore Maule, ChileAfterM3.8San Juan, ArgentinaAfterM3.3Offshore Valparaiso, ChileAfterM3.5Offshore Coquimbo, ChileAfterM3.9Bio-Bio, ChileAfter
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