M6.2 earthquake in Chile on March 13, 2026

On March 13, 2026 at 13:39 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.2 earthquake. The epicenter was 71 km west of Vallenar, with the focus 24 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.2magnitude

24 kmdepth

13:39time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

34 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

Copiapó (Chile)185 km
La Rioja (Argentina)456 km
Colina (Chile)507 km
Lampa (Chile)514 km
Catamarca (Argentina)556 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 15 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.5.

M5.5 · Jun 11, 12:22 UTC102 km
M5.2 · Jun 11, 05:19 UTC96 km
M5.1 · Sep 3, 06:04 UTC123 km
M5.1 · Jun 11, 12:06 UTC98 km
M5.0 · Jul 31, 17:47 UTC145 km
M5.0 · Jul 5, 15:53 UTC78 km
M4.9 · Jul 22, 09:34 UTC101 km
M4.8 · Jul 5, 14:42 UTC76 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 66 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.4 (October 4, 1983).

M7.4 · October 4, 1983256 km
M7.1 · October 15, 1997250 km
M6.9 · November 11, 2015104 km
M6.9 · November 11, 2015107 km
M6.8 · November 7, 2015243 km