Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 51 km E of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 51 km E of Ollagüe, Chile on Tue, Oct 8, 2024, 9:51 AM GMT-3 (12:51 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 56 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-08 12:51:37 UTC
Depth
161.3 km (100.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.208° S, 67.757° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.6 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
112

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8115 km ESE of Ollagüe, Chile · 711 days ago · 185 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 5.056 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 710 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.347 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 710 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.046 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 707 days ago · 150 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.144 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 703 days ago · 137 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.838 km E of Ollagüe, Chile · 703 days ago · 152 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.833 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 698 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.334 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 690 days ago · 136 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.337 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 689 days ago · 136 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.348 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 686 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.348 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 678 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.346 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 678 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.043 km ESE of Ollagüe, Chile · 676 days ago · 205 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.251 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 729 days ago · 144 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.251 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 730 days ago · 146 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.567 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 735 days ago · 194 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.376 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 738 days ago · 126 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.374 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 738 days ago · 181 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.223 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 742 days ago · 151 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.140 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 747 days ago · 150 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.334 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 748 days ago · 140 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.047 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 753 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.496 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 755 days ago · 234 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nx9j. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.