Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 113 km ESE of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 113 km ESE of Ollagüe, Chile on Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 10:56 AM GMT-4 (14:56 UTC), 234 km (145 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 68 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-23 14:56:22 UTC
Depth
233.8 km (145.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.494° S, 67.197° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.7 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.191 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 528 days ago · 211 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.5101 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 525 days ago · 225 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.493 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 522 days ago · 176 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.488 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 518 days ago · 177 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.3100 km ESE of Ollagüe, Chile · 502 days ago · 203 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.679 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 494 days ago · 188 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.968 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 493 days ago · 218 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.282 km ENE of Ollagüe, Chile · 487 days ago · 189 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.546 km S of Uyuni, Bolivia · 477 days ago · 218 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.393 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 530 days ago · 220 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.678 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 534 days ago · 217 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.491 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 554 days ago · 194 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000puhb. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.