Chile earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 33 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 33 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile on Thu, Aug 8, 2024, 1:34 AM GMT-4 (05:34 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 81 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-08 05:34:04 UTC
Depth
55.7 km (34.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.620° S, 69.546° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.291 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 780 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.461 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 773 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.476 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 768 days ago · 113 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.242 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 764 days ago · 98 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.179 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 760 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.553 km ENE of Huara, Chile · 758 days ago · 99 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.981 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 756 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  8. 4.429 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 756 days ago · 112 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 8
  9. 4.113 km ESE of Alto Hospicio, Chile · 730 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 19
  10. 3.914 km ESE of Alto Hospicio, Chile · 728 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.272 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 797 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.154 km S of La Tirana, Chile · 803 days ago · 96 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.253 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 807 days ago · 102 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.357 km S of La Tirana, Chile · 810 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nit2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.