Overall Green Earthquake in Chile on 31 May 2026 21:34 UTC

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M 6 in Chile on 31 May 2026 21:34 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.0M
Depth:	25 Km
Lat/Lon:	-32.8136 , -71.8658
Event Date:	31 May 2026 21:34 UTC 31 May 2026 16:34 Local
Exposed Population:	320 thousand in MMI V
Source:	NEIC us7000spqc
Inserted at:	31 May 2026 23:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000spqc	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0
	Score no CC	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1708944		0	31 May 2026 21:34	6M, 15.7km	5.18	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:20	NEIC
1708966		0	31 May 2026 21:34	6M, 25km	5.18	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		02:02	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Chile ,of Valparaiso (population 1,428,340) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	320000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1708944	-71.852/-32.768	6	15.7	5.121	31 May 2026 21:58	00:24	(new episode)
2	1708944	-71.852/-32.768	6	15.7	5.113	31 May 2026 22:14	00:39	(upd of #1)
3	1708966	-71.866/-32.814	6	25	5.019	31 May 2026 23:41	02:07	(new episode)
4	1708966	-71.866/-32.814	6	25	5.065	31 May 2026 23:49	02:15	(upd of #3)
5	1708966	-71.866/-32.814	6	25	5.065	31 May 2026 23:59	02:25	(upd of #4)
6	1708966	-71.859/-32.805	6	25	5.073	01 Jun 2026 00:27	02:53	(upd of #5)
7	1708966	-71.859/-32.805	6	25	5.073	01 Jun 2026 00:41	03:07	(upd of #6)
8	1708966	-71.859/-32.805	6	25	5.182	02 Jun 2026 02:02	1d 04:27	(upd of #7)
9	1708966	-71.88/-32.819	6	25	5.181	08 Jun 2026 02:02	7d 04:28	(upd of #8)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Valparaiso	Chile	310000 people
Valparaiso	Chile	1.6 million people
Coquimbo	Chile	15000 people
Region Metropolitana	Chile	6.4 million people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Chile	37000 people
San Juan	Argentina	no people
Mendoza	Argentina	no people
Valparaiso	Chile	<1000 people
Coquimbo	Chile	1600 people
Region Metropolitana	Chile	4300 people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Chile	20000 people
San Juan	Argentina	<1000 people
Mendoza	Argentina	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Quintero	Valparaíso	Chile	City	-	30 km
Ritoque	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	32 km
Concón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	35 km
Valparaiso	Valparaiso	Chile	Major city	270000 people	37 km
Puchuncaví	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	41 km
Colmo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	40 km
La Laguna	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	44 km
Quintay	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	46 km
Quilpué	Valparaíso	Chile	City	130000 people	50 km
Papudo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	52 km
San Francisco	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	56 km
Limache	Valparaiso	Chile	City	35000 people	58 km
Quillota	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	68000 people	58 km
Los Vasquez	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	62 km
Nogales	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	63 km
El Melón	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	63 km
La Calera	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Algarrobo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	64 km
Villa Alemana	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	97000 people	66 km
El Quisco	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	67 km
Guaquen	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	69 km
Casablanca	Regíon Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	71 km
La Ligua	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	25000 people	72 km
El Tabo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	72 km
Longotoma	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	73 km
Alvarado	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	76 km
Las Cruces	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	80 km
Lagunillas	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	80 km
El Trebolar	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	82 km
Lo Abarca	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	85 km
Quilimarí	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	85 km
Cartagena	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	86 km
Cabildo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	13000 people	86 km
Liaillay	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	86 km
Guangualí	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	89 km
Pedegua	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	90 km
San Antonio	Valparaiso	Chile	City	85000 people	91 km
Llolleo	Valparaiso	Chile	Village	-	92 km
San Lorenzo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	92 km
Tiltil	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	93 km
Mundo Nuevo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	94 km
Rocas de Santo Domingo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	94 km
Catemu	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	97 km
Montenegro	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	97 km
La Chupalla	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	100 km
Tilama	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	104 km
Los Vilos	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	105 km
Bustamante	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	106 km
San Felipe	Valparaíso	Chile	City	58000 people	108 km
Conchalí	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	109 km
Batuco	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	110 km
Putaendo	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	110 km
Casas de Chacabuco	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	113 km
Pomaire	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	115 km
Melipilla	Región Metropolitana	Chile	City	63000 people	115 km
Chincolco	Valparaíso	Chile	Village	-	117 km
Los Andes	Valparaíso	Chile	City	56000 people	119 km
Chigualoco	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	123 km
El Crucero	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	126 km
Rapel	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	126 km
Navidad	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	127 km
Matanzas	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	128 km
Talangante	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	129 km
Padre Hurtado	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	-	129 km
Santiago	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Capital	4.8 million people	135 km
San Bernardo	Región Metropolitana	Chile	City	250000 people	139 km
El Monte	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	23000 people	143 km
San Vicente	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	143 km
Buin	Región Metropolitana	Chile	Village	54000 people	147 km
Puente Alto	Región Metropolitana	Chile	City	500000 people	150 km
Paine	Region Metropolitana	Chile	Village	32000 people	152 km
San Francisco de Mostazal	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	169 km
Matancilas	Coquimbo	Chile	Village	-	169 km
Molino	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	172 km
California	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	178 km
Caletones	Libertador General Bernado O'Higgins	Chile	Village	-	194 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Quintero		5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3900	32 km
Vina del Mar	KNA	120	Mil.	Paved	Yes	5700	39 km
El Belloto		123				0	50 km
Victor Lafon	SSD	658	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	109 km
La Victoria de Chacabuco		640				0	110 km
San Rafael	LOB	750	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3400	114 km
Arturo Merino Benitez International	SCL	474	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	119 km
Los Cerrillos	ULC	511	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6900	133 km
El Bosque		561	Mil.	Paved	No	6000	138 km
Eulogio Sanchez		649	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3200	141 km
Rapelhuapi		149	Priv.	Unpaved	No	3200	146 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Quintero	CLQTV	Chile	30 km
Valparaiso	CLVAP	Chile	33 km
Papudo		Chile	51 km
San Antonio	CLSAI	Chile	89 km
Los Vilos	CLLOS	Chile	106 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
		Rapel	Rapel	1968	139 km

More information

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