An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in the morning on Sunday, July 5th, 2026, at 10:53 am local time near La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 8. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional, CSN) of the University of Chile at magnitude 5.2, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.2.Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in La Higuera (pop. 4,300) located 75 km from the epicenter, Coquimbo (pop. 161,300) 98 km away, and La Serena (pop. 154,500) 99 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 5, 2026 03:53 pm (Universal Time) local time (5 Jul 2026 15:53 GMT)Magnitude: 5.2Depth: 8.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 29.21°S / 71.89°W (Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile)Primary data source: EMSC