Chile earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 5 km N of Huara, Chile

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 5 km N of Huara, Chile on Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 5:48 AM GMT-3 (08:48 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 13 km NNE of Camiña, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-09-14 08:48:31 UTC
Depth
66.2 km (41.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.943° S, 69.774° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.5 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.147 km NE of La Tirana, Chile · 1112 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.452 km ENE of Huara, Chile · 1108 days ago · 105 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.765 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1105 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.813 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 1090 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.360 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1090 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.068 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1088 days ago · 105 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.212 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 1080 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.142 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1077 days ago · 99 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.880 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1073 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  10. 3.30 km E of Hospital, Chile · 1065 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.357 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1125 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.916 km NNW of Iquique, Chile · 1126 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.045 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile · 1134 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  4. 5.257 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1139 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 17
  5. 4.025 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 1144 days ago · 109 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.552 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1144 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kvps. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.