M4.2 earthquake 22 km NE of Talca, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Talca, Chile on Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 6:23 PM GMT-4 (22:23 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 13 km E of San Clemente, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-26 22:23:12 UTC
- Depth
- 78.8 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.313° S, 71.456° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.8 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tc3j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.