M4.1 earthquake 16 km S of Camiña, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km S of Camiña, Chile on Sun, May 17, 2026, 12:10 PM GMT-4 (16:10 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 61 km E of Huara, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-05-17 16:10:36 UTC
- Depth
- 101.5 km (63.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.464° S, 69.453° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.661 km E of Huara, Chile · 127 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
- 4.113 km NE of Camiña, Chile · 110 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.145 km ENE of Huara, Chile · 109 days ago · 114 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.324 km S of Cuya, Chile · 103 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
- 3.454 km NW of Huara, Chile · 86 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sye2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.