M4.3 earthquake 13 km NE of Cuya, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Cuya, Chile on Sat, Apr 26, 2025, 3:11 PM GMT-4 (19:11 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 33 km S of Camiña, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-04-26 19:11:28 UTC
- Depth
- 69.8 km (43.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.071° S, 70.086° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.945 km NNW of Huara, Chile · 515 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
- 5.733 km S of Camiña, Chile · 494 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 50
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pv9r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.