M4.5 earthquake 38 km WNW of Camiña, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Camiña, Chile on Sun, Jan 4, 2026, 11:50 AM GMT-3 (14:50 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 38 km N of Barrio Industrial, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-04 14:50:05 UTC
- Depth
- 115.8 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.135° S, 69.743° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.466 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 267 days ago · 123 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.038 km N of Barrio Industrial, Chile · 259 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 37
- 4.226 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 215 days ago · 98 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rmfs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.