The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in Chile near San Antonio, San Antonio Province, Region de Valparaiso, only 7 minutes ago. The earthquake struck in the early afternoon on Monday, October 12th, 2026, at 3:17 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 19 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional, CSN) of the University of Chile, which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, reported the same earthquake at magnitude 4.8.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. Weak shaking might have been felt in San Antonio (pop. 87,700), located 21 km from the epicenter; Cartagena (pop. 18,000), 25 km away; Melipilla (pop. 63,100), 48 km away; Valparaiso (pop. 282,400), 81 km away; Valparaiso (pop. 282,400), 81 km away; Vina del Mar (pop. 334,200), 83 km away; Quilpue (pop. 130,300), 83 km away; Villa Alemana (pop. 97,300), 85 km away; Santiago (pop. 4,837,300), 105 km away; and Puente Alto (pop. 568,100), 108 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake becomes 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 earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 12, 2026 03:17 pm (Santiago time) local time (12 Oct 2026 18:17 GMT)Magnitude: 5.0Hypocenter depth: 19.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 33.76°S / 71.73°W (San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, Chile)Primary data source: EMSC