International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1582865
Event time 2026-02-26 01:05:12 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 04:05:12 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 01:10:50 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.5
Depth 30.7 km
Class Minor
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 Maule
Nearest settlement Constitucion
Distance 39 km
Course NNE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name South Pacific Ocean



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
San Damian Airport (17,15 km), San Damian Airport (17,15 km), Licancel Airport (18,67 km), Licancel Airport (18,67 km), Cuatro Pantanos Airport (24,73 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.