M5.3 earthquake 84 km N of Camiña, Chile
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 84 km N of Camiña, Chile on Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 6:30 AM GMT-3 (09:30 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-03-13 09:30:04 UTC
- Depth
- 108.9 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.563° S, 69.303° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 5
- 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.06 · 27 stations |
| 5.4 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Confirmed |
Did you feel it?
5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.3 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 348°, dip 85°, rake -105°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 240°, dip 16°, rake -19°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.8 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 130
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.381 km W of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia · 921 days ago · 157 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.366 km SE of Palca, Peru · 907 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.032 km WNW of Camiña, Chile · 898 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.24 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 884 days ago · 127 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.531 km E of Palca, Peru · 878 days ago · 143 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mijr (also filed as usauto6000mijr). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.