Chile earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 27 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Calama, Chile on Wed, May 27, 2026, 1:23 AM GMT-4 (05:23 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mww), moderate
Local time: Wed, May 27, 2026, 1:23 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2026-05-27 05:23:30 UTC
Depth: 102.7 km (63.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 22.267° S, 68.755° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 2
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 5.1 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 125°, dip 63°, rake -173°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 32°, dip 84°, rake -27°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.7 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 43°
Stations used: 100

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000snt8 (also filed as usauto7000snt8). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.