Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 76 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 76 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile on Sat, Jun 3, 2023, 6:08 AM GMT-4 (10:08 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-03 10:08:33 UTC
Depth
100.1 km (62.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.695° S, 68.731° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
14
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.0Mww, W-phase momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.073 · 18 stations
5.0Mwr, regional momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterMoment tensor · Reviewed

Did you feel it?

14 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
5.0 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 297°, dip 20°, rake 30°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 178°, dip 80°, rake 107°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.3 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.443 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1218 days ago · 115 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.188 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1218 days ago · 109 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.468 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1211 days ago · 110 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.959 km E of Huara, Chile · 1210 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.466 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1202 days ago · 108 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.067 km E of Huara, Chile · 1197 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.381 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1197 days ago · 103 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.270 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1190 days ago · 115 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.012 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1187 days ago · 134 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1186 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.285 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1175 days ago · 110 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.169 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1172 days ago · 120 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.354 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1170 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.243 km N of Ollag?e, Chile · 1221 days ago · 199 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.056 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1231 days ago · 131 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.053 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1233 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.664 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1234 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 11
  5. 4.373 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1238 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.294 km NNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1242 days ago · 114 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.574 km SE of Camiña, Chile · 1248 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k62d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.