M4.7 earthquake 16 km ESE of Cuya, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Cuya, Chile on Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 10:03 PM GMT-4 (02:03 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-22 02:03:50 UTC
- Depth
- 61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.224° S, 70.039° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 17
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
17 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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
- 4.7 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 160°, dip 68°, rake 94°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 329°, dip 23°, rake 80°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.461 km NNW of Camiña, Chile · 49 days ago · 94 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.448 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 48 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.438 km NE of Cuya, Chile · 28 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.041 km S of Camiña, Chile · 15 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t2dg. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC.