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M4.2 earthquake 81 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 81 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile on Sat, May 17, 2025, 11:24 PM GMT-4 (03:24 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 73 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile. 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
2025-05-18 03:24:03 UTC
Depth
103.1 km (64.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.896° S, 68.960° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.332 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 501 days ago · 130 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.1106 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 493 days ago · 116 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.773 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 482 days ago · 114 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.183 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 478 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.748 km S of La Tirana, Chile · 473 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.180 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 472 days ago · 109 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.248 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 471 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.367 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 470 days ago · 104 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.354 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 467 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.581 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 467 days ago · 122 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.141 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 454 days ago · 115 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.130 km WNW of Ollag?e, Chile · 448 days ago · 119 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.269 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 446 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.243 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 444 days ago · 126 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.396 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 509 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.182 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 511 days ago · 100 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.238 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 512 days ago · 144 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.478 km S of La Tirana, Chile · 514 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.062 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 518 days ago · 124 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 521 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.129 km SSW of La Tirana, Chile · 521 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 11
  8. 4.872 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 522 days ago · 100 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  9. 4.358 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 523 days ago · 133 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.273 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 525 days ago · 120 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pzyb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.