Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 56 km northwest of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Friday, Aug 21, 2026, at 08:26 pm (Universal Time)

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The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Chile | Region de Valparaiso | Region de Coquimbo | Santiago MetropolitanHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at unknown depth21 Aug 20:30 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 21, 2026 20:26:37 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Aug 21, 2026, at 03:26 pm (GMT -5)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.00Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude32.79°S / 72.15°WChileSeismic antipode32.79°N / 107.85°EChinaShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTupungatito (229 km / 142 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeScattered Clouds 14.3°C (58 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 11 m/s (22 kts) from SEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy13 minutes ago reported feltAug 21, 2026 20:26 GMT / Aug 21, 2026 03:26 pm (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: -32.79 / -72.15: Offshore Valparaiso, ChileSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 24 km, CSN: 4.0 / 24 kmDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23302043',-32.79000,-72.15000,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Offshore Valparaiso, Chile',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="&notFelt=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 ChileNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Vina del Mar, a city with more than 330,000 inhabitants in Chile, in 62 km (38 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of  Chile, Santiago, 158 km (98 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry56 km (35 mi)SE of epicenterValparaiso(pop: 282,400)III: WeakValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile58 km (36 mi)E of epicenterQuintero(pop: 31,900)III: WeakValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile61 km (38 mi)E of epicenterConcon(pop: 42,200)II: Very weakValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile62 km (38 mi)SE of epicenterVina del Mar(pop: 334,200)II: Very weakValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile72 km (45 mi)SE of epicenterQuilpue(pop: 130,300)II: Very weakMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile78 km (48 mi)E of epicenterVilla Alemana(pop: 97,300)II: Very weakMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile78 km (49 mi)SE of epicenterAlgarrobo(pop: 10,200)II: Very weakSan Antonio, Region de ValparaisoChile85 km (53 mi)E of epicenterQuillota(pop: 67,800)II: Very weakRegion de ValparaisoChile86 km (54 mi)E of epicenterLa Cruz(pop: 17,300)II: Very weakQuillota, Region de ValparaisoChile87 km (54 mi)E of epicenterLimache(pop: 46,100)II: Very weakMarga Marga, Region de ValparaisoChile87 km (54 mi)E of epicenterHacienda La Calera(pop: 49,100)II: Very weakQuillota, Region de ValparaisoChile89 km (55 mi)E of epicenterLa Calera(pop: 50,200)II: Very weakQuillota, Region de ValparaisoChile91 km (57 mi)SE of epicenterCasablanca(pop: 24,500)II: Very weakValparaiso, Region de ValparaisoChile94 km (58 mi)NE of epicenterLa Ligua(pop: 32,100)II: Very weakPetorca, Region de ValparaisoChile99 km (61 mi)SE of epicenterCartagena(pop: 18,000)II: Very weakSan Antonio, Region de ValparaisoChile103 km (64 mi)SE of epicenterSan Antonio(pop: 87,700)II: Very weakRegion de ValparaisoChile109 km (67 mi)E of epicenterCabildo(pop: 19,300)II: Very weakPetorca, Region de ValparaisoChile112 km (69 mi)E of epicenterLlaillay(pop: 22,700)II: Very weakSan Felipe de Aconcagua, Region de ValparaisoChile115 km (72 mi)NE of epicenterLos Vilos(pop: 18,300)II: Very weakProvincia de Choapa, Region de CoquimboChile119 km (74 mi)E of epicenterTiltil(pop: 19,300)II: Very weakChacabuco, Santiago MetropolitanChile131 km (81 mi)SE of epicenterLampa(pop: 102,200)II: Very weakChacabuco, Santiago MetropolitanChile133 km (82 mi)SE of epicenterMelipilla(pop: 63,100)II: Very weakSantiago MetropolitanChile133 km (83 mi)E of epicenterSan Felipe(pop: 59,300)II: Very weakRegion de ValparaisoChile145 km (90 mi)E of epicenterColina(pop: 146,200)II: Very weakChacabuco, Santiago MetropolitanChile145 km (90 mi)E of epicenterLos Andes(pop: 63,000)II: Very weakRegion de ValparaisoChile148 km (92 mi)SE of epicenterQuilicura(pop: 210,400)II: Very weakSantiago, Santiago MetropolitanChile149 km (93 mi)SE of epicenterPenaflor(pop: 65,500)II: Very weakTalagante, Santiago MetropolitanChile150 km (93 mi)SE of epicenterTalagante(pop: 51,800)II: Very weakSantiago MetropolitanChile151 km (94 mi)SE of epicenterRenca(pop: 147,200)II: Very weakSantiago, Santiago MetropolitanChile151 km (94 mi)SE of epicenterLo Prado(pop: 104,300)II: Very weakSantiago, Santiago MetropolitanChile152 km (94 mi)SE of epicenterMaipu(pop: 503,600)II: Very weakSantiago, Santiago MetropolitanChile152 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterPadre Hurtado(pop: 63,300)II: Very weakTalagante, Santiago MetropolitanChile158 km (98 mi)SE of epicenterSantiago(pop: 4,837,300)II: Very weakSantiago MetropolitanChile162 km (101 mi)SE of epicenterSan Bernardo(pop: 249,900)II: Very weakMaipo, Santiago MetropolitanChile166 km (103 mi)SE of epicenterLa Pintana(pop: 201,200)II: Very weakSantiago, Santiago MetropolitanChile168 km (104 mi)SE of epicenterBuin(pop: 63,400)II: Very weakMaipo, Santiago MetropolitanChile168 km (105 mi)SE of epicenterPenalolen(pop: 241,600)II: Very weakSantiago, Santiago MetropolitanChile173 km (107 mi)SE of epicenterPuente Alto(pop: 568,100)II: Very weakCordillera, Santiago MetropolitanChile173 km (108 mi)SE of epicenterPaine(pop: 72,800)II: Very weakMaipo, Santiago MetropolitanChile202 km (125 mi)SE of epicenterRancagua(pop: 212,700)I: Not feltProvincia de Cachapoal, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'HigginsChileNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (3)So far, we have received 3 reports for this quake. This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Translate156 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)145.4 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our iOS app)Santiago (161.6 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)I: Not felt3145–161 km (90–100 mi)154 km (96 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (3 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-08-21EpicenterAgency4.010 km6.2 mi(*)20:26:37OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILEEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.024 km15 mi20:26:38Near Coast of Central Chile16 km (10.1 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.024 km15 mi20:26:3843 km al O de Quintero16 km (10.1 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCCSN (National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional))Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 21, 2026 03:26 pm (GMT -5)13 minutes ago4.010 km0 km - This quakeSouth Pacific Ocean, 56 km NW of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, ChileMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake13 minutes ago reported feltAug 21, 2026 20:26 GMT / Aug 21, 2026 03:26 pm (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: -32.79 / -72.15: Offshore Valparaiso, ChileSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 24 km, CSN: 4.0 / 24 kmDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!',4.0,40, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-32.79,-72.15,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Offshore Valparaiso, Chile','Earthquake: Mag 4.0 / 10 km (6.2 mi) depth13 minutes ago reported feltAug 21, 2026 20:26 GMT / Aug 21, 2026 03:26 pm (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: -32.79 / -72.15: Offshore Valparaiso, ChileSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 24 km, CSN: 4.0 / 24 kmDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (function(){let done=false;async function loadPrevious(){if(done)return;done=true;while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=23302043","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){let s=d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection");if(s)s.remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!table)return;table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg();let ph=d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText");if(ph)ph.innerHTML=o.html;let wrap=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap");if(wrap)wrap.style.display="";eval(o.js)}})}let d=document,target=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap")||d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText")||d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!target||!("IntersectionObserver" in window)){loadPrevious();return}let obs=new IntersectionObserver(function(entries){if(entries.some(e=>e.isIntersecting)){obs.disconnect();loadPrevious()}},{rootMargin:"300px 0px"});obs.observe(target)})();]]>