Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 41 km S of Camiña, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 41 km S of Camiña, Chile on Tue, Dec 31, 2024, 8:53 AM GMT-3 (11:53 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 50 km E of La Tirana, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-31 11:53:47 UTC
Depth
101.5 km (63.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.682° S, 69.384° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.8 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.733 km NNW of Camiña, Chile · 633 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.422 km ESE of Camiña, Chile · 633 days ago · 121 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.644 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 629 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 6
  4. 4.175 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 617 days ago · 109 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.065 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 612 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.057 km N of Camiña, Chile · 610 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.38 km SSW of Camiña, Chile · 607 days ago · 92 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.850 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 607 days ago · 98 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
  9. 4.351 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 606 days ago · 94 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.063 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 605 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.048 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 604 days ago · 103 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.624 km WSW of Camiña, Chile · 595 days ago · 118 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  13. 4.321 km SSE of Cuya, Chile · 593 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.849 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 592 days ago · 109 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 5
  15. 4.145 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 586 days ago · 110 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 3.915 km SW of La Tirana, Chile · 650 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.218 km SW of Camiña, Chile · 656 days ago · 89 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  3. 5.213 km W of Pozo Almonte, Chile · 656 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 56
  4. 4.416 km SE of Camiña, Chile · 657 days ago · 107 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.069 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 664 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pgn9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.