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M4.7 earthquake 66 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 66 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile on Mon, Aug 11, 2025, 7:10 AM GMT-4 (11:10 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Aug 11, 2025, 7:10 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2025-08-11 11:10:46 UTC
Depth: 115.1 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 21.770° S, 68.533° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 4.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 174°, dip 79°, rake 119°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 283°, dip 31°, rake 22°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.4 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 40°
Stations used: 42

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000qzsd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.