M4.4 earthquake 27 km WNW of Cuya, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 27 km WNW of Cuya, Chile on Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 6:22 AM GMT-3 (09:22 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-04 09:22:35 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.061° S, 70.414° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 6
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.4 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 88°, dip 53°, rake 70°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 298°, dip 41°, rake 114°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.8 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.128 km NNW of Camiña, Chile · 178 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.124 km NNW of Huara, Chile · 144 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000smik. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.