Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 30 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 30 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile on Mon, Jan 8, 2024, 1:15 PM GMT-3 (16:15 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 41 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-08 16:15:29 UTC
Depth
116.3 km (72.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.490° S, 68.329° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.475 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 999 days ago · 136 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 5.125 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 994 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  3. 5.341 km NE of Calama, Chile · 984 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.333 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 984 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 5.067 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 982 days ago · 121 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.279 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 982 days ago · 115 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.474 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 981 days ago · 125 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.245 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 980 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.161 km E of Ollagüe, Chile · 977 days ago · 228 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.241 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 973 days ago · 150 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.456 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 962 days ago · 122 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.439 km NE of Calama, Chile · 959 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.843 km NE of Calama, Chile · 952 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.275 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 949 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.347 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 948 days ago · 130 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.229 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 947 days ago · 146 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.570 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 944 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.453 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 942 days ago · 115 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.250 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 941 days ago · 133 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.581 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 940 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.364 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1004 days ago · 129 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.569 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1005 days ago · 114 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.445 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1007 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.323 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1011 days ago · 135 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.176 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1018 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.644 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1019 days ago · 113 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m2ha. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.