International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583785
Event time 2026-02-27 06:36:25 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 09:36:25 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-27 06:47:59 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.8
Depth 45.9 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 Coquimbo
Nearest settlement La Serena
Distance 18 km
Course N
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
Coquimbo (24,96 km), Coquimbo (24,96 km), Bahia Herradura Guayacan (27,95 km), Bahia Herradura Guayacan (27,95 km)
Nearest airports
La Florida Airport (19,92 km), La Florida Airport (19,92 km), LasTacas Airport (41,28 km), LasTacas Airport (41,28 km), Tambillos Airport (50,87 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.