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M4.0 earthquake 65 km W of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 65 km W of Ollagüe, Chile on Mon, Jan 20, 2025, 6:24 AM GMT-3 (09:24 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 37 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-20 09:24:47 UTC
Depth
115.8 km (71.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.278° S, 68.883° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.260 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 619 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.737 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 619 days ago · 117 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.341 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 616 days ago · 134 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.278 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 612 days ago · 117 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.460 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 609 days ago · 119 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.227 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 605 days ago · 144 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.346 km NE of Calama, Chile · 604 days ago · 130 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.338 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 603 days ago · 139 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.165 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 602 days ago · 129 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.469 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 581 days ago · 123 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.641 km S of La Tirana, Chile · 579 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
  12. 4.232 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 571 days ago · 131 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.433 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 568 days ago · 133 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.339 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 568 days ago · 133 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.672 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 567 days ago · 118 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.135 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 629 days ago · 130 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.128 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 629 days ago · 143 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.461 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 632 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.163 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 637 days ago · 111 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.561 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 638 days ago · 128 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.586 km NNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 638 days ago · 135 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 6.184 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 638 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 54
  8. 4.363 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 645 days ago · 108 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.369 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 649 days ago · 113 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pl70. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.