Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 70 km W of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 70 km W of Ollagüe, Chile on Sun, Jul 2, 2023, 9:50 PM GMT-4 (01:50 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 57 km E of La Tirana, 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
2023-07-03 01:50:13 UTC
Depth
114.5 km (71.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.109° S, 68.918° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.1 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1189 days ago · 110 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.012 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1186 days ago · 134 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1186 days ago · 107 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1180 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.285 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1174 days ago · 110 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.169 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1171 days ago · 120 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.354 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1170 days ago · 115 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.066 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1165 days ago · 124 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.180 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1146 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.743 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1139 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 5.257 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1138 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 17
  12. 4.244 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 1137 days ago · 168 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 1136 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.285 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1135 days ago · 128 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.045 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile · 1133 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 1196 days ago · 137 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.847 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1197 days ago · 134 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.381 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1197 days ago · 103 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.466 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1201 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.468 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1211 days ago · 110 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.283 km N of María Elena, Chile · 1211 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.188 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1217 days ago · 109 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.443 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1217 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  9. 5.076 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1219 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 14

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kprm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.