Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 38 km E of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 38 km E of Ollagüe, Chile on Fri, Nov 1, 2024, 2:29 AM GMT-3 (05:29 UTC), 152 km (94 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 101 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-01 05:29:02 UTC
Depth
152.1 km (94.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.225° S, 67.882° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
81

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000npb4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.