2.9
Earthquake Details: 67 km from Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina
Oct 8, 2026, 12:06:48
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near 67 km from Chimbas, San Juan, Argentina on Oct 8, 2026 at 12:06:48. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -150 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-150 km
Significance0
Latitude-31.3900
Longitude-69.2300
Event IDemsc:20261008_0000171
Magnitude2.9
Updated:Oct 8, 2026, 12:15:18 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 8, 2026, 09:06:48 GMT-3
- UTC
- Oct 8, 2026, 12:06:48 UTC
-150 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.4Libertador O'Higgins, ChileBeforeM3.1San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.8San Juan, ArgentinaBeforeM3.3Offshore Valparaiso, ChileBeforeM3.5Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.5Offshore Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.2Atacama, ChileBeforeM3.3Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.0Offshore Coquimbo, ChileBeforeM3.0Mendoza, ArgentinaBeforeM3.7Offshore Atacama, ChileBeforeM3.0San Juan, ArgentinaAfter
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