Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 56 km W of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 56 km W of Ollagüe, Chile on Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 12:05 AM GMT-3 (03:05 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 25 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-30 03:05:37 UTC
Depth
115.9 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.252° S, 68.795° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lepj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.