Chile

Brief · 19 September 2026

This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 19 September 2026. The event list below is current.

Chile recorded continued seismic activity over the past week, most notably a new M5.2 earthquake at 100 km depth affecting an estimated 6.2 million people. A second significant event, an M3.9 earthquake 90 km WNW of Cartagena, has been ongoing since 13 September.

Earthquake A new M5.2 earthquake struck Chile at a depth of 100 km, with an estimated 6,248,539 people exposed and 32 felt reports recorded, according to NEIC via GDACS. Separately, an M3.9 earthquake 90 km WNW of Cartagena, first tracked on 13 September at 10 km depth, remains ongoing with an estimated 1,072,185 people exposed.

• A new M5.2 earthquake in Chile, first tracked on 18 September, has affected an estimated 6.2 million people.

Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 19 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 19 Sept, 20:41 UTC, not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.