Significant magnitude 5.2 earthquake 58 km north of Valparaiso, Chile

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.2 quake in Chile near Valparaiso, Provincia de Valparaíso, Region de Valparaiso, only 8 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Monday, July 6th, 2026, at 11:15 am local time at a shallow depth of 16. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.3, and The National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional, CSN) of the University of Chile at magnitude 5.5.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Quintero (pop. 31,900) located 35 km from the epicenter, La Ligua (pop. 32,100) 49 km away, and Concon (pop. 42,200) 49 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Valparaiso (pop. 282,400) located 58 km from the epicenter, Vina del Mar (pop. 334,200) 58 km away, Quillota (pop. 67,800) 61 km away, Quilpue (pop. 130,300) 64 km away, and Villa Alemana (pop. 97,300) 67 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 6, 2026 11:15 am (GMT -5) local time (6 Jul 2026 16:15 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 16.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.53°S / 71.74°W (Petorca Province, Region de Valparaiso, Chile)
Primary data source: EMSC
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