M5.4 earthquake 128 km SE of Ollagüe, Chile
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 128 km SE of Ollagüe, Chile on Tue, Jan 9, 2024, 12:47 PM GMT-4 (16:47 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-01-09 16:47:25 UTC
- Depth
- 175.2 km (108.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.884° S, 67.230° W
- Region
- Chile
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.052 · 36 stations |
| 5.4 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Confirmed |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.4 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 264°, dip 23°, rake -7°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 360°, dip 87°, rake -113°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 32°
- Stations used
- 221
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.478 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 992 days ago · 213 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.161 km E of Ollagüe, Chile · 978 days ago · 228 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.770 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 975 days ago · 223 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.689 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 970 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m2sb (also filed as usauto6000m2sb). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.