International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583477
Event time 2026-02-26 20:26:38 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 23:26:38 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 20:40:02 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.3
Depth 238.4 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 138 km
Course S
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
El Salar Airport (64,97 km), El Salar Airport (64,97 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Pular volcano (13,25 km), Capur volcano (15,24 km), Aracar volcano (23,84 km), Tilocalar volcano (26,22 km), Caichinque volcano (28,56 km)
Quick Analysis