M4.4 earthquake 61 km NNW of Camiña, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 61 km NNW of Camiña, Chile on Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 11:42 AM GMT-4 (15:42 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 57 km SE of Palca, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-07 15:42:24 UTC
- Depth
- 93.5 km (58.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.822° S, 69.692° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 since this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.448 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 47 days ago · 126 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.672 km SE of Palca, Peru · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.438 km NE of Cuya, Chile · 27 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.757 km SE of Palca, Peru · 25 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
- 4.172 km SE of Palca, Peru · 6 days ago · 152 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tizf. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.