M4.6 earthquake 92 km E of Colchane, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 92 km E of Colchane, Chile on Fri, Jan 9, 2026, 6:23 PM GMT-4 (22:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-09 22:23:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.369° S, 67.766° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rnsb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.