M 5 in Chile on 06 Feb 2026 02:27 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 1523123
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -20.5738 , -70.1359
Event Date: 06 Feb 2026 02:27 UTC
05 Feb 2026 23:27 Local
Exposed Population:
310 thousand in MMI&>=III
Inserted at: 06 Feb 2026 02:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3 (Chile)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000s6us Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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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

5.8-magnitude quake jolts northern Chile 2/9/2026 9:21:00 AM.

SANTIAGO, Feb 9, (Xinhua): A 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Sunday hit northern Chile at 1:23 p.m. local time and no casualties have been reported so far, authorities said. The earthquake occurred in the northern part of the Tarapaca Region of
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Northeast Chile Hit by 5.7-Magnitude Quake 2/9/2026 7:54:00 AM.

) Northeast Chile suffered its second seismic event Sunday within a span of hours, as a powerful 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the region, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The significant tremor hit at 1623GMT, with its epic
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5.8-magnitude quake jolts northern Chile 2/8/2026 11:21:00 PM.

SANTIAGO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Sunday hit northern Chile at 1:23 p.m. local time and no casualties have been reported so far, authorities said.
Preview 5.8 magnitude quake jolts northern Chile 2/8/2026 11:06:00 PM.

SANTIAGO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Sunday hit northern Chile at 1:23 p.m. local time and no casualties have been reported so far, authorities said. The earthquake occurred in the northern part of the Tarapaca Region
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),