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Significant earthquake

This summarises a recorded earthquake only; it is not a warning or a prediction. Follow AFAD and the competent authorities for official statements and guidance.

72 km SSW of Colchane, Chile earthquake sequence

Active Gardner–Knopoff windows · 09.10.2026 13:22 – ongoing

Earthquakes
7
Largest
M5,1

Earthquakes of the sequence (oldest to newest)

Earthquakes per day

Earthquakes in the sequence

MagnitudeLocationTime (Europe/Istanbul)Depth
5.1 72 km SSW of Colchane, Chile 09.10.2026 13:22 123,8 km
2.5 TARAPACA, CHILE 11.10.2026 04:38 109,4 km
2.7 TARAPACA, CHILE 22.10.2026 10:26 112,8 km
2.5 TARAPACA, CHILE 28.10.2026 00:09 101,7 km
2.8 TARAPACA, CHILE 30.10.2026 16:23 115,4 km
2.5 TARAPACA, CHILE 02.11.2026 19:01 119,4 km
2.6 TARAPACA, CHILE 07.11.2026 14:40 133,2 km

Sequences group earthquakes that have occurred by proximity in time and location (Gardner–Knopoff windows, Poisson rate test). Follow AFAD and Kandilli Observatory for official assessments. (Gardner & Knopoff (1974))