Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes 82 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 82 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, at 08:57:43 GMT on Monday, July 27, 2026. One person reported feeling the tremor, indicating it was indeed perceptible in the region. The USGS issued a green PAGER alert level, suggesting a low likelihood of fatalities or significant economic damage from the event. The earthquake had a significance score of 449 out of 1000.
The peak reported community intensity was 2.7, which means that while one person felt the shaking, it was likely very weak and not widely perceived. The peak modeled instrumental intensity was 4.189, suggesting that sensitive instruments recorded a light shaking that is typically felt indoors by many people but rarely causes significant damage. The depth of the earthquake was 106.991 km.