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M4.2 earthquake 42 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 42 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile on Mon, May 1, 2023, 6:25 AM GMT-4 (10:25 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
2023-05-01 10:25:04 UTC
Depth
113.6 km (70.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.337° S, 68.646° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.074 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1251 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.294 km NNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1243 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.261 km N of Calama, Chile · 1239 days ago · 140 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.053 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1234 days ago · 111 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.056 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1232 days ago · 131 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.072 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1229 days ago · 134 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.468 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1224 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.243 km N of Ollag?e, Chile · 1222 days ago · 199 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 5.076 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1220 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 14
  10. 4.188 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1218 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.283 km N of María Elena, Chile · 1213 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.468 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1212 days ago · 110 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.650 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1212 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.381 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1198 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.847 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1198 days ago · 134 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 1197 days ago · 137 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.448 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1256 days ago · 121 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.471 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 1264 days ago · 95 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.875 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1267 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.593 km NW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1271 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1272 days ago · 110 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.443 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1273 days ago · 123 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.255 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1273 days ago · 123 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.094 km NNE of María Elena, Chile · 1273 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jxbs. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.