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M4.5 earthquake 86 km NNW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 86 km NNW of Ollagüe, Chile on Thu, Jan 2, 2025, 9:55 PM GMT-3 (00:55 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 50 km E of La Tirana, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-03 00:55:08 UTC
Depth
135.4 km (84.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.515° S, 68.603° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.163 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 637 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.476 km NE of Ollagüe, Chile · 634 days ago · 165 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.128 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 629 days ago · 143 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.644 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 627 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
  5. 4.065 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 621 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.737 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 619 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.341 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 615 days ago · 134 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.175 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 615 days ago · 109 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.278 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 612 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.065 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 609 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.460 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 609 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.227 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 605 days ago · 144 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.850 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 605 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  14. 4.351 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 604 days ago · 94 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.063 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 603 days ago · 101 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.338 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 603 days ago · 139 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.165 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 602 days ago · 129 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.369 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 649 days ago · 113 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.284 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 652 days ago · 110 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.492 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 660 days ago · 128 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.942 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 661 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.069 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 661 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.234 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 664 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000phbz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC.