M4.4 earthquake 48 km NNE of Camiña, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 48 km NNE of Camiña, Chile on Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 11:15 AM GMT-4 (15:15 UTC), 126 km (78 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
- 2026-08-08 15:15:27 UTC
- Depth
- 125.8 km (78.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.898° S, 69.268° 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, 5.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 43
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.672 km SE of Palca, Peru · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.438 km NE of Cuya, Chile · 29 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.757 km SE of Palca, Peru · 27 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
- 4.041 km S of Camiña, Chile · 16 days ago · 101 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.172 km SE of Palca, Peru · 9 days ago · 152 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tj9m. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.