Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 97 km depth6 Aug 22:29 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 6, 2025 22:23:30 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Aug 6, 2025, at 07:23 pm (America/Argentina/Mendoza GMT -3)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth97 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude34.67°S / 70.19°WDepartamento de San Rafael, Mendoza Province, ArgentinaAlso near: Chile 4 km (2 mi) awaySeismic antipode34.67°N / 109.81°EChinaShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoPalomo (12 km / 7 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Snow -5.6°C (22 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy18 minutes agoAug 6, 2025 22:23 GMT / Aug 6, 2025 07:23 pm (Mendoza time)Lat / Lng: -34.67 / -70.19: Mendoza, ArgentinaSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22029679',-34.67000,-70.19000,'18 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Mendoza, Argentina',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ArgentinaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Las Leñas, a town with 75 inhabitants in Argentina, in 54 km (34 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Chile, Santiago, 141 km (88 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry54 km (34 mi)S of epicenterLas Leñas(pop: 75)II: Very weakDepartamento de Malarguee, Mendoza ProvinceArgentina68 km (42 mi)NW of epicenterRengo(pop: 38,100)II: Very weakProvincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'HigginsChile69 km (43 mi)NW of epicenterMachali(pop: 27,600)II: Very weakProvincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'HigginsChile78 km (49 mi)W of epicenterChimbarongo(pop: 17,400)II: Very weakProvincia de Colchagua, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'HigginsChile83 km (52 mi)NW of epicenterGraneros(pop: 23,300)II: Very weakProvincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'HigginsChile85 km (53 mi)W of epicenterSan Vicente de Tagua Tagua(pop: 29,600)II: Very weakProvincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'HigginsChile86 km (53 mi)W of epicenterSan Vicente(pop: 22,600)II: Very weakProvincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'HigginsChile92 km (57 mi)W of epicenterTeno(pop: 6,860)II: Very weakCurico, Region del MauleChile102 km (63 mi)W of epicenterCurico(pop: 102,400)II: Very weakCurico, Region del MauleChile108 km (67 mi)W of epicenterSanta Cruz(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakProvincia de Colchagua, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'HigginsChile108 km (67 mi)NW of epicenterPaine(pop: 32,800)II: Very weakMaipo, Santiago MetropolitanChile111 km (69 mi)SW of epicenterMolina(pop: 28,800)II: Very weakCurico, Region del MauleChile116 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterBuin(pop: 55,400)II: Very weakMaipo, Santiago MetropolitanChile123 km (76 mi)N of epicenterPuente Alto(pop: 568,100)II: Very weakCordillera, Santiago MetropolitanChile128 km (79 mi)N of epicenterLa Pintana(pop: 201,200)I: Not feltSantiago, Santiago MetropolitanChile129 km (80 mi)N of epicenterSan Bernardo(pop: 249,900)I: Not feltMaipo, Santiago MetropolitanChile131 km (81 mi)NW of epicenterTalagante(pop: 51,800)I: Not feltSantiago MetropolitanChile132 km (82 mi)NW of epicenterEl Monte(pop: 23,100)I: Not feltTalagante, Santiago MetropolitanChile134 km (83 mi)NW of epicenterPenaflor(pop: 65,500)I: Not feltTalagante, Santiago MetropolitanChile141 km (88 mi)N of epicenterSantiago(pop: 4,837,300)I: Not feltSantiago MetropolitanChile144 km (90 mi)NW of epicenterMelipilla(pop: 63,100)I: Not feltSantiago MetropolitanChile145 km (90 mi)N of epicenterLo Prado(pop: 104,300)I: Not feltSantiago, Santiago MetropolitanChile158 km (98 mi)SW of epicenterTalca(pop: 197,500)I: Not feltRegion del MauleChile160 km (99 mi)N of epicenterChicureo Abajo(pop: 18,000)I: Not feltChacabuco, Santiago MetropolitanChile166 km (103 mi)NW of epicenterLampa(pop: 29,300)I: Not feltChacabuco, Santiago MetropolitanChile170 km (106 mi)E of epicenterSan Rafael(pop: 118,000)I: Not feltMendoza ProvinceArgentina174 km (108 mi)SW of epicenterSan Javier(pop: 22,400)I: Not feltLinares, Region del MauleChile177 km (110 mi)NW of epicenterSan Antonio(pop: 85,700)I: Not feltRegion de ValparaisoChile183 km (114 mi)SW of epicenterLinares(pop: 69,500)I: Not feltRegion del MauleChile208 km (129 mi)N of epicenterLos Andes(pop: 56,900)I: Not feltRegion de ValparaisoChile209 km (130 mi)NW of epicenterLimache(pop: 35,900)I: Not feltMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile211 km (131 mi)NW of epicenterVilla Alemana(pop: 97,300)I: Not feltMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile214 km (133 mi)NW of epicenterQuilpue(pop: 130,300)I: Not feltMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile215 km (134 mi)W of epicenterConstitucion(pop: 37,900)I: Not feltTalca, Region del MauleChile222 km (138 mi)NW of epicenterQuillota(pop: 67,800)I: Not feltRegion de ValparaisoChile222 km (138 mi)NW of epicenterVina del Mar(pop: 294,600)I: Not feltValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile225 km (140 mi)NW of epicenterValparaiso(pop: 282,400)I: Not feltValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile230 km (143 mi)NW of epicenterHacienda La Calera(pop: 49,100)I: Not feltQuillota, Region de ValparaisoChile235 km (146 mi)NE of epicenterMendoza(pop: 114,900)I: Not feltDepartamento de Guaymallen, Mendoza ProvinceArgentina237 km (147 mi)NE of epicenterSan Martin(pop: 82,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de San Martin, Mendoza ProvinceArgentinaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-08-6EpicenterAgency3.997 km60 mi22:23:30MENDOZA, ARGENTINAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 105 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.6 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 8.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 50 quakes per year (or 4.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 108 quakes per year (or 9 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 122 quakes per year (or 10.1 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 6 days after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake had hit on Thursday, Jul 31, 2025, at 05:34 pm local time (America/Santiago GMT -4) in 74 km (46 mi) distance to the north:Mag. 4.2 earthquake Provincia de Cachapoal - Santiago Metropolitan, Chile - Jul 31, 2025 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.4. It had occurred 34 weeks earlier, on Friday, Dec 13, 2024, at 07:38 pm local time (America/Santiago GMT -4) in Region del Maule, Chile:Mag. 6.4 earthquake 61 km southeast of Curico - Region del Maule, Chile - Dec 13, 2024 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.8. It had occurred 15 years ago earlier, on Saturday, Feb 27, 2010, at 02:34 am local time (America/Santiago GMT -4) in Region de Nuble, Chile:Mag. 8.8 earthquake South Pacific Ocean - Region de Nuble, Chile - Feb 27, 2010 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapAug 2, 03:00 am (Santiago)3.4106 km82 km (51 mi) to the W 21 km northeast of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, Chile I FELT ITInfoJul 31, 05:34 pm (Santiago)4.217 km74 km (46 mi) to the NProvincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, 68 km south of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile I FELT IT - 8 reportsInfoJul 19, 11:42 am (GMT -4)3.287 km73 km (45 mi) to the NW 4.1 km east of Rancagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ChileInfoJul 6, 03:46 pm (Santiago)3.793 km97 km (60 mi) to the SW 15 km southeast of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, Chile 1 reportInfoJul 5, 01:29 pm (Santiago)3.989 km93 km (58 mi) to the SW 10.4 km east of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, Chile 1 reportInfoMay 6, 02:29 pm (Mendoza)4.010 km96 km (60 mi) to the E 75 km west of San Rafael, Departamento de San Rafael, Mendoza Province, ArgentinaInfoDec 13, 2024 07:38 pm (Santiago)6.4109 km88 km (55 mi) to the SW 61 km southeast of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, Chile 295 reportsInfoSep 8, 2024 03:24 pm (Santiago)4.3108 km68 km (42 mi) to the NW 24 km east of Rancagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ChileInfoAug 17, 2022 10:10 pm (Santiago)5.3107 km51 km (32 mi) to the NW 25 km southeast of Rancagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile 221 reportsInfoApr 14, 2020 12:02 pm (Santiago)4.9100 km75 km (47 mi) to the NCordillera, Santiago Metropolitan, 47 km northeast of Rancagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile 92 reportsInfoNov 4, 2016 01:20 pm (Santiago)6.378 km69 km (43 mi) to the SW 37 km east of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, Chile 70 reportsInfoApr 14, 2016 05:38 am (Santiago)5.0105 km94 km (58 mi) to the N 38 km southeast of Puente Alto, Cordillera, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile 45 reportsInfoMar 25, 2012 06:37 pm (Santiago)7.141 km194 km (121 mi) to the W 23 km northeast of Constitucion, Talca, Region del Maule, ChileInfoMar 13, 2010 01:33 pm (Mendoza)4.926 km74 km (46 mi) to the NE 86 km E of Machalí, ChileInfoMar 11, 2010 10:55 am (Santiago)7.018 km152 km (95 mi) to the WProvincia de Cardenal Caro, 99 km west of Rancagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ChileInfoFeb 27, 2010 02:34 am (Santiago)8.823 km294 km (183 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 89 km northwest of Chillan, Diguillin, Region de Nuble, ChileInfoJan 4, 2009 04:53 pm (Santiago)5.190 km43 km (27 mi) to the NW 26 km ESE of Rengo, ChileInfoOct 1, 2008 01:03 pm (Santiago)5.299 km62 km (39 mi) to the SW 47 km east of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, ChileInfoSep 12, 2004 10:24 am (Santiago)5.45 km62 km (38 mi) to the NCordillera, 96 km southeast of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, ChileInfoAug 28, 2004 09:41 am (Santiago)6.55 km64 km (40 mi) to the SW 68 km east of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, ChileInfoSep 28, 2003 01:40 pm (Santiago)5.1106 km74 km (46 mi) to the SW 56 km southeast of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, ChileInfoJan 6, 2003 08:54 pm (Santiago)5.7111 km101 km (63 mi) to the NCordillera, 65 km southeast of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, ChileInfoSep 30, 2002 09:05 am (Santiago)5.396 km85 km (53 mi) to the SW 46 km southeast of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, ChileInfoApr 5, 2001 05:16 am (Universal Time)4.9109 km27 km (17 mi) to the N 52 km southeast of Rancagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ChileInfoJun 16, 2000 03:55 am (Santiago)6.4120 km89 km (55 mi) to the NCordillera, 70 km southeast of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, ChileInfoMar 5, 1999 12:35 am (Mendoza)6.010 km54 km (34 mi) to the E 116 km west of San Rafael, Departamento de San Rafael, Mendoza Province, ArgentinaInfoFeb 5, 1999 12:07 pm (Santiago)5.386 km79 km (49 mi) to the SW 27 km east of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, ChileInfoApr 20, 1997 03:53 pm (Santiago)5.6105 km73 km (45 mi) to the NCordillera, 89 km southeast of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, ChileInfoDec 30, 1987 07:56 am (Santiago)5.590 km70 km (43 mi) to the SW 41 km east of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, ChileInfoSep 13, 1987 05:08 pm (Mendoza)6.010 km43 km (26 mi) to the NE Mendoza, ArgentinaInfoDec 25, 1985 11:59 pm (Santiago)5.36.1 km66 km (41 mi) to the NCordillera, 89 km southeast of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, ChileInfoApr 8, 1985 09:56 pm (Santiago)7.238 km144 km (90 mi) to the NWProvincia de Cardenal Caro, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, 60 km south of San Antonio, San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoMar 3, 1985 08:32 pm (Santiago)7.433 km212 km (132 mi) to the NWValparaiso, 27 km southwest of Quilpue, Marga Marga, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoMar 3, 1985 06:47 pm (Santiago)8.033 km231 km (143 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 25 km southwest of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoMay 9, 1984 07:56 pm (Santiago)5.3113 km56 km (35 mi) to the NProvincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, 86 km southeast of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, ChileInfoJan 20, 1978 12:42 am (Santiago)5.7132 km44 km (27 mi) to the N 52 km east of Rancagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ChileInfoAug 15, 1974 02:27 pm (Santiago)5.696 km96 km (60 mi) to the SW 34 km southeast of Curico, Curico, Region del Maule, ChileInfoOct 2, 1972 04:35 pm (Santiago)5.581 km102 km (63 mi) to the NWMaipo, Santiago Metropolitan, 27 km northwest of Rancagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ChileInfoJul 8, 1971 11:03 pm (Santiago)7.860 km244 km (152 mi) to the N 24 km northeast of Hacienda La Calera, Quillota, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoMar 28, 1968 10:37 am (Mendoza)5.2164 km79 km (49 mi) to the E 95 km west of San Rafael, Departamento de San Rafael, Mendoza Province, ArgentinaInfoMar 28, 1965 12:33 pm (Santiago)7.470 km258 km (160 mi) to the NW 7.8 km south of La Ligua, Petorca, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoSep 4, 1958 05:51 pm (Santiago)6.815 km96 km (59 mi) to the N 62 km southeast of Puente Alto, Cordillera, Santiago Metropolitan, ChileInfoAug 28, 1958 05:36 am (Santiago)5.515 km86 km (53 mi) to the N 53 km southeast of Puente Alto, Cordillera, Santiago Metropolitan, ChileInfoJul 31, 1953 06:57 pm (Santiago)5.915 km54 km (33 mi) to the NECordillera, Santiago Metropolitan, 69 km east of Machali, Provincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ChileInfoJan 25, 1939 03:32 am (Universal Time)7.835 km257 km (160 mi) to the SWPunilla, 36 km north of Chillan, Diguillin, Region de Nuble, ChileInfoMar 18, 1931 08:02 am (Universal Time)7.235 km150 km (93 mi) to the NW 37 km south of San Antonio, San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoDec 1, 1928 04:06 am (Universal Time)7.735 km195 km (121 mi) to the W Maule, ChileInfoJan 30, 1914 07:35 am (Universal Time)6.515 km36 km (23 mi) to the SE 99 km SE of Rengo, ChileInfoJan 30, 1914 03:36 am (Universal Time)7.615 km285 km (177 mi) to the WSouth Pacific Ocean, 168 km northwest of Talca, Talca, Region del Maule, ChileInfoAug 17, 1906 12:40 am (Universal Time)8.235 km276 km (172 mi) to the NW 17 km west of La Ligua, Petorca, Region de Valparaiso, ChileInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]