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M4.1 earthquake 76 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 76 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile on Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 11:33 PM GMT-3 (02:33 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-21 02:33:20 UTC
Depth
116.0 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.864° S, 68.884° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.323 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1012 days ago · 135 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.345 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1010 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.445 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1008 days ago · 117 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.569 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1006 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.364 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1005 days ago · 129 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.330 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1001 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 5.125 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 995 days ago · 122 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.478 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 991 days ago · 109 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.543 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile · 987 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
  10. 4.279 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 983 days ago · 115 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.241 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 974 days ago · 150 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.582 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 971 days ago · 120 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.287 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1020 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.644 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1020 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.347 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1020 days ago · 102 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.278 km N of Calama, Chile · 1037 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.272 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1037 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.556 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1040 days ago · 116 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.281 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1042 days ago · 121 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.565 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1044 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.153 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1045 days ago · 127 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.1100 km S of La Tirana, Chile · 1047 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lkip. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:38 AM UTC.