Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 45 km W of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 45 km W of Ollagüe, Chile on Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 11:13 PM GMT-3 (02:13 UTC), 117 km (73 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-01 02:13:25 UTC
Depth
117.2 km (72.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.219° S, 68.689° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
47

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.569 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1006 days ago · 114 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.364 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1005 days ago · 129 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.330 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1001 days ago · 116 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.475 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1000 days ago · 136 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 5.125 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 995 days ago · 122 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.478 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 991 days ago · 109 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.543 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile · 987 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 9
  8. 5.067 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 984 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.279 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 983 days ago · 115 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.474 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 983 days ago · 125 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.245 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 981 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.241 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 974 days ago · 150 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.582 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 971 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.456 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 963 days ago · 122 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.275 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 950 days ago · 116 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.323 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1012 days ago · 135 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.176 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1019 days ago · 116 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.644 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1020 days ago · 113 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.278 km N of Calama, Chile · 1037 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m0wg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.