M4.2 earthquake 64 km SSW of Colchane, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 64 km SSW of Colchane, Chile on Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 10:48 PM GMT-4 (02:48 UTC), 109 km (68 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-24 02:48:20 UTC
- Depth
- 108.9 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.788° S, 68.937° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.36 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 147 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.124 km NNW of Huara, Chile · 144 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.284 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 140 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.116 km S of Camiña, Chile · 136 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.661 km E of Huara, Chile · 127 days ago · 108 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
- 4.187 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 118 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
- 4.113 km NE of Camiña, Chile · 110 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.145 km ENE of Huara, Chile · 109 days ago · 114 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ssh9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.