International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584007
Event time 2026-02-27 13:59:06 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 16:59:06 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-27 14:08:30 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.8
Depth 122.9 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 Antofagasta
Nearest settlement Calama
Distance 49 km
Course NNE
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
El Loa Airport (52,31 km), El Loa Airport (52,31 km)
Nearest volcanoes
San Pedro-San Pablo volcano (43,56 km), Paniri volcano (57,02 km), Azufre, Cerro del volcano (62,71 km), Leon, Cerro del volcano (70,26 km), Inacalari volcano (73,50 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.