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M2.9 Earthquake near Vilcún, Araucania Region (Chile)

UTC time: 2026-09-22 08:08:50 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 22, 2026 at 08:08 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near Vilcún, Araucania Region (Chile). At around 83 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Chile: 24 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.8.

Details

ID
fa508b8822a486195ab36be2bb77882e46b13cab
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
83.3 km
UTC time
2026-09-22 08:08:50 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Chile
State
Araucania Region
City
Vilcún
County
Provincia de Cautín
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-38.77000, -72.24000
Temperature
3.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 83.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 83.3 km
Intermediate
83.3 km
83.3 km — close to the regional average (99.6 km)
Regional average: 99.6 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Llaima
    Distance: 45 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'125 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Chile
  • Sollipulli
    Distance: 66 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 2'282 m ·Last eruption: 1240 ·Chile
  • Caburgua-Huelemolle
    Distance: 68 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'652 m ·Last eruption: -5050 ·Chile
  • Lonquimay
    Distance: 72 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'832 m ·Last eruption: 1990 ·Chile
  • Tolhuaca
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'739 m ·Last eruption: -4000 ·Chile
  • Villarrica Activity reported
    Distance: 77 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'847 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Chile

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • La Araucanía International AirportChile · ZCO · SCQP
    39.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-22

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

22 Sep 2025 – 22 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,298 Catalogue entries

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