M 6.9 in Chile on 25 May 2026 21:52 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1542497
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.9M
Depth: 101.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -22.4015 , -68.6229
Event Date: 25 May 2026 21:52 UTC
25 May 2026 17:52 Local
Exposed Population: 160 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 25 May 2026 22:21 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000t04s Scaled population (raster) 1.38  
  C1 shakemap -1.16  
  C2 shakemap 0.54  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.75  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Strong Chile earthquake shakes mining hub, but damage is minimal 5/26/2026 3:00:00 PM.

Collapsed building after the 2010, 8.8-magnitude earthquake. Credit: US Geological Survey A strong earthquake struck Chile’s important mining region of Antofagasta on Monday afternoon, disrupting operations at some mines but ultimately spar
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Codelco says operations normal after earthquake 5/26/2026 3:00:00 PM.

Credit: Codelco | Flickr Chilean state copper miner Codelco said on Tuesday its operations were running normally after it suspended some activities the previous afternoon following an earthquake near the northern city of Calama. Codelco ha
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A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.9 shakes Calama, Chile 5/26/2026 12:06:00 PM.

So far no fatalities have been reported, although emergency agencies continue to assess possible additional damage to homes, businesses and public services.
Forte terremoto in Cile, scossa di magnitudo 6.9 5/26/2026 9:56:00 AM.

AUTORE: Matilde Testa Attimi di terrore nel nord del Cile, dove è stato registrato un terremoto di magnitudo 6.9. Secondo il Centro Sismologico Nazionale dell’Università del Paese, la scossa è stata registrata alle 17:52 (ora locale di lune
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),