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Earthquakes near Rancagua today

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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Rancagua in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.3 68 km NE, 13 days ago.

Was there an earthquake in Rancagua just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Rancagua, O'Higgins Region, Chile and updates every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
0 M2.5+ within 100 km
Last 7 days
0 M2.5+ within 100 km
Last 30 days
1 M2.5+ within 100 km
Largest in 30 days
M4.3 68 km NE, Oct 12, 2026
Largest in past year
M5.2 134 km W, Sep 25, 2026
Past year count
28 M2.5+ within 150 km
Nearest in 30 days
68 km M4.3, Oct 12, 2026

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Recent earthquakes near Rancagua

USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Rancagua in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.3 68 km NE of the city at Oct 12, 07:29 local time (13 days ago).

The average depth was about 107 km and 0 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.

Time (Rancagua)UTCMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocation
Oct 12, 15:17Oct 12, 18:17 UTCM4.8111 km WNW34 km23 km SW of San Antonio, Chile
Oct 12, 07:29Oct 12, 10:29 UTCM4.368 km NE107 km31 km ESE of Puente Alto, Chile

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

Largest earthquakes near Rancagua in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Rancagua in the past 12 months was M5.2 on Sep 25, 2026, 134 km W of the city (69 km SW of San Antonio, Chile).

With 28 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 2.3 a month), the area around Rancagua is active by global standards. 7 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

DateMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocation
Sep 25, 2026M5.2134 km W19 km69 km SW of San Antonio, Chile
Sep 18, 2026M4.9100 km NNE102 km26 km NE of Villa Presidente Frei, Chile
Oct 12, 2026M4.8111 km WNW34 km23 km SW of San Antonio, Chile
Jul 28, 2026M4.8107 km SW48 km29 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile
Mar 16, 2026M4.7127 km S102 km33 km SE of Molina, Chile
Jun 13, 2026M4.6116 km WSW41 km45 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile
Oct 26, 2025M4.541 km NE108 km26 km ESE of Paine, Chile
Sep 24, 2026M4.4134 km WNW27 km57 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile
Aug 2, 2026M4.4136 km WNW24 km36 km W of Cartagena, Chile
Apr 28, 2026M4.4142 km W24 km71 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile

Was it felt in Rancagua?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.3 at 68 km, may have been felt lightly in Rancagua 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 1 of these quakes: M4.8 on Oct 12, 2026 (13 reports, max intensity 4.3).

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

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes near Rancagua 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.

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 153 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

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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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).