Earthquakes near Maipú today

Recent earthquakes near Maipú

USGS recorded 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Maipú in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.8 100 km WSW of the city at Oct 12, 15:17 local time (13 days ago).

The average depth was about 70 km and 1 of 2 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface. The busiest day was Oct 12, 2026 with 2 quakes.

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Santiago.

Largest earthquakes near Maipú in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Maipú in the past 12 months was M6.0 on May 31, 2026, 129 km NW of the city (33 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile).

With 46 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 3.8 a month), the area around Maipú is active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

Was it felt in Maipú?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.8 at 100 km, may have been felt lightly in Maipú by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 2 of these quakes: M4.8 on Oct 12, 2026 (13 reports, max intensity 4.3); M4.3 on Oct 2, 2026 (3 reports, max intensity 3.1).

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

• Report shaking to USGS "Did You Feel It?"

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes near Maipú in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

• Official tsunami messages (tsunami.gov)

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 145 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

• Earthquakes today worldwide
• Live earthquake map

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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