Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 84 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 84 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile on Sun, Sep 7, 2025, 8:49 PM GMT-3 (23:49 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 42 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-07 23:49:05 UTC
Depth
108.2 km (67.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.961° S, 69.013° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.152 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 384 days ago · 134 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.864 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 380 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 13
  3. 4.548 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 380 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.137 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 379 days ago · 131 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 5.542 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 377 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 36
  6. 4.257 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 372 days ago · 136 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.455 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 369 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.646 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 368 days ago · 118 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.279 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 365 days ago · 103 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.385 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 363 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.178 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 352 days ago · 111 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 5.274 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 352 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 15
  13. 4.266 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 349 days ago · 86 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.088 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 349 days ago · 106 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.474 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 348 days ago · 102 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.349 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 339 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.260 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 392 days ago · 139 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.222 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 397 days ago · 118 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.2106 km S of Colchane, Chile · 411 days ago · 136 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qumm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.