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M4.2 earthquake 94 km NNW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 94 km NNW of Ollagüe, Chile on Thu, May 11, 2023, 5:14 AM GMT-4 (09:14 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 76 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-11 09:14:44 UTC
Depth
113.9 km (70.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.470° S, 68.667° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.0 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.373 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1237 days ago · 110 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.664 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1234 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 11
  3. 4.056 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1231 days ago · 131 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.255 km ENE of Huara, Chile · 1229 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.243 km N of Ollag?e, Chile · 1221 days ago · 199 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 5.076 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1219 days ago · 100 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 14
  7. 4.443 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1217 days ago · 115 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.188 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1217 days ago · 109 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.468 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1211 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.959 km E of Huara, Chile · 1210 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.466 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1201 days ago · 108 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.067 km E of Huara, Chile · 1197 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.381 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1197 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.270 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1189 days ago · 115 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.574 km SE of Camiña, Chile · 1248 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.242 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1252 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.569 km NE of Ollagüe, Chile · 1252 days ago · 167 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.448 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1254 days ago · 121 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.471 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 1262 days ago · 95 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.593 km NW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1270 days ago · 104 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.443 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1271 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.255 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1272 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kb29. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.