M4.6 earthquake 72 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile

Magnitude

4.6 (Mwr, regional moment), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Mar 15, 2025, 12:36 AM GMT-3

UTC

2025-03-15 03:36:38 UTC

Depth

118.3 km (73.5 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

21.846° S, 68.477° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Faulting

Normal

Moment magnitude

4.6 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 195°, dip 5°, rake -66°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 351°, dip 86°, rake -92°

Location uncertainty

About 6.8 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

43°

Stations used

60

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast82 kmNE
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast595 kmS

After

1. 4.143 km WNW of Ollagüe, ChileSat, Mar 22, 4:29 AM GMT-3 · 559 days ago · 145 km deep · 90 km away
2. 4.491 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileSat, Mar 29, 5:37 PM GMT-3 · 552 days ago · 194 km deep · 95 km away
3. 4.460 km SW of Ollagüe, ChileMon, Mar 31, 2:49 PM GMT-3 · 550 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
4. 4.857 km NE of Calama, ChileThu, Apr 3, 5:58 PM GMT-3 · 547 days ago · 113 km deep · 25 km away
5. 4.246 km W of Ollagüe, ChileFri, Apr 4, 12:07 AM GMT-3 · 546 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
6. 4.223 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, Apr 4, 5:29 AM GMT-3 · 546 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
7. 4.459 km SW of Ollagüe, ChileFri, Apr 4, 7:35 AM GMT-3 · 546 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away
8. 5.020 km NW of Ollagüe, ChileTue, Apr 8, 6:30 PM GMT-4 · 541 days ago · 121 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
9. 4.164 km W of Ollagüe, ChileFri, Apr 11, 9:10 AM GMT-4 · 539 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
10. 4.257 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, Apr 11, 4:12 PM GMT-4 · 539 days ago · 133 km deep · 26 km away
11. 4.064 km W of Ollagüe, ChileTue, Apr 15, 2:47 AM GMT-4 · 535 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
12. 4.513 km NE of Calama, ChileTue, Apr 15, 6:29 AM GMT-4 · 535 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
13. 4.669 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Apr 23, 5:06 AM GMT-4 · 527 days ago · 128 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
14. 4.273 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileFri, Apr 25, 12:35 PM GMT-4 · 525 days ago · 120 km deep · 67 km away
15. 4.358 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileMon, Apr 28, 7:13 AM GMT-4 · 522 days ago · 133 km deep · 17 km away
16. 4.234 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Apr 29, 7:30 AM GMT-4 · 521 days ago · 108 km deep · 47 km away
17. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileWed, Apr 30, 2:07 AM GMT-4 · 520 days ago · 110 km deep · 25 km away
18. 4.062 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileSat, May 3, 7:31 AM GMT-4 · 517 days ago · 124 km deep · 53 km away
19. 4.648 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, May 4, 10:59 AM GMT-4 · 516 days ago · 113 km deep · 34 km away
20. 4.488 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileSun, May 4, 4:47 PM GMT-4 · 516 days ago · 177 km deep · 96 km away
21. 4.267 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, May 6, 2:51 AM GMT-4 · 514 days ago · 114 km deep · 15 km away
22. 4.238 km SW of Ollagüe, ChileThu, May 8, 11:22 PM GMT-4 · 511 days ago · 144 km deep · 42 km away
23. 4.396 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileMon, May 12, 5:15 AM GMT-4 · 508 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away

Before

1. 4.339 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileFri, Mar 14, 8:36 AM GMT-3 · 567 days ago · 133 km deep · 54 km away
2. 4.433 km WNW of Ollagüe, ChileFri, Mar 14, 4:58 AM GMT-3 · 567 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away
3. 4.232 km W of Ollagüe, ChileTue, Mar 11, 12:03 AM GMT-3 · 570 days ago · 131 km deep · 70 km away
4. 4.235 km NE of Calama, ChileWed, Mar 5, 10:59 PM GMT-3 · 575 days ago · 109 km deep · 49 km away
5. 4.328 km E of Calama, ChileSun, Mar 2, 2:59 AM GMT-3 · 579 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
6. 4.469 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileSat, Mar 1, 4:15 AM GMT-3 · 580 days ago · 123 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pyz7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.