International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1769092
Event time 2026-10-10 23:02:22 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-11 02:02:22 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-10 23:14:59 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.9
Depth 21.7 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
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 Bío-Bío
Nearest settlement Arauco
Distance 14 km
Course SW
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Lota (36,25 km), Lota (36,25 km), Coronel (40,90 km), Coronel (40,90 km), Bahia San Vicente (70,54 km)
Nearest airports
La Playa Airport (22,27 km), La Playa Airport (22,27 km), Puerto Sur Airport (34,25 km), Puerto Sur Airport (34,25 km), Los Pehuenches Airport (40,08 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.