Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 18 km SW of Camiña, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Camiña, Chile on Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 12:39 PM GMT-3 (15:39 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 33 km NNW of Camiña, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-18 15:39:40 UTC
Depth
88.5 km (55.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.421° S, 69.557° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.541 km S of Camiña, Chile · 641 days ago · 101 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.733 km NNW of Camiña, Chile · 632 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.422 km ESE of Camiña, Chile · 632 days ago · 121 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.644 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 628 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  5. 4.057 km N of Camiña, Chile · 608 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.38 km SSW of Camiña, Chile · 606 days ago · 92 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.351 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 604 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.048 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 602 days ago · 103 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 5.213 km W of Pozo Almonte, Chile · 655 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 56
  2. 4.416 km SE of Camiña, Chile · 655 days ago · 107 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.069 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 662 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nzua. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.