International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1769095
Event time 2026-10-10 23:12:41 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-11 02:12:41 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-10 23:19:05 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.1
Depth 247.8 km
Class Minor
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 Antofagasta
Nearest settlement San Pedro de Atacama
Distance 118 km
Course SE
Surface type underground quake

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

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
Salar De Cauchari Airport (71,48 km), Salar De Cauchari Airport (71,48 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Cordon de Puntas Negras volcano (32,10 km), Laco volcano (34,14 km), Rio Negro, Cerro de volcano (34,81 km), Overo, Cerro volcano (39,05 km), Chiliques volcano (41,91 km)
Quick Analysis