International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1550297
Event time 2026-01-14 15:05:27 (UTC)
Local time 2026-01-14 18:05:27 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-01-14 15:12:38 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.8
Depth 110.2 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent South-America
Country Chile
Administration area Tarapacá
Nearest settlement Huatacondo
Distance 21 km
Course SSE
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Coposa Airport (47,33 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Aucanquilcha volcano (52,89 km), Irruputuncu volcano (58,38 km), Olca-Paruma volcano (59,27 km), Napa, Cerro volcano (69,51 km), Copa, Cerro volcano (73,56 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.