M 6 in Chile on 31 May 2026 21:34 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 1543542
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: 80 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 31 May 2026 23:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
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  
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

6.0 quake strikes near Valparaiso, Chile By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES,.. 5/31/2026 10:28:00 PM.

By Leila Miller. BUENOS AIRES, ?May ?31 (Reuters) – A 6.0 ?magnitude ?earthquake ?struck 23 ?kilometers west of Quintero, ?a ?city ?in ?Chile’s Valparaiso ?region Chile, ?on Sunday evening, ?according to the ?country’s ?National ?Seismologi
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6.0 quake strikes near Valparaiso, Chile By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES,.. 5/31/2026 10:26:00 PM.

By Leila Miller. BUENOS AIRES, ?May ?31 (Reuters) – A 6.0 ?magnitude ?earthquake ?struck 23 ?kilometers west of Quintero, ?a ?city ?in ?Chile’s Valparaiso ?region Chile, ?on Sunday evening, ?according to the ?country’s ?National ?Seismologi
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5.8-magnitude quake hits near coast of central Chile -- GFZ 5/31/2026 10:17:00 PM.

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted near coast of central Chile at 2134 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German....
6.0 quake strikes near Valparaiso, Chile 5/31/2026 10:15:00 PM.

By Leila Miller. BUENOS AIRES, ?May ?31 (Reuters) – A 6.0 ?magnitude ?earthquake ?struck 23 ?kilometers west of Quintero, ?a ?city ?in ?Chile’s Valparaiso ?region Chile, ?on Sunday evening, ?according to the ?country’s ?National ?Seismologi
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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),