M 5.7 in Chile on 08 Feb 2026 16:23 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 1523535
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 119 Km
Lat/Lon: -20.0999 , -68.9642
Event Date: 08 Feb 2026 16:23 UTC
08 Feb 2026 13:23 Local
Exposed Population: 410 thousand in MMI IV
Inserted at: 08 Feb 2026 16:44 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
5.4 (Bolivia)
INFORM Coping capacity list: Bolivia= 5.4; Chile= 3

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000s7ab Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 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

5.6-magnitude quake hits northern Chile -- GFZ 2/8/2026 9:48:00 PM.

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted northern Chile at 1623 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 151.7 km, was initially determined to be at 2
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5.6-magnitude quake hits northern Chile -- GFZ 2/8/2026 9:48:00 PM.

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted northern Chile at 1623 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 151.7 km, was initially determined to be at 2
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5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes northeast Chile, no damage reported 2/8/2026 7:05:00 PM.

Authorities have not issued any tsunami alerts following the earthquake. Chile, situated on a highly active seismic belt, has a robust infrastructure for monitoring and responding to earthquakes due to its frequent tectonic activity. The de
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Moderate yet deep earthquake of magnitude 5.5 just reported 79 km east.. 2/8/2026 5:36:00 PM.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake near Pozo Almonte, Provincia del Tamarugal, Tarapacá, Chile, was reported only 6 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seism
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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 (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),