M4.1 earthquake 24 km NNW of Huara, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 24 km NNW of Huara, Chile on Sat, May 9, 2026, 2:29 AM GMT-4 (06:29 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 21 km SSW of La Tirana, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-05-09 06:29:12 UTC
- Depth
- 75.4 km (46.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.798° S, 69.870° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 33
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.116 km S of Camiña, Chile · 136 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.721 km SSW of La Tirana, Chile · 135 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 16
- 4.661 km E of Huara, Chile · 127 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
- 3.76 km WSW of La Tirana, Chile · 125 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
- 4.113 km NE of Camiña, Chile · 110 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.145 km ENE of Huara, Chile · 109 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.324 km S of Cuya, Chile · 103 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
- 3.454 km NW of Huara, Chile · 86 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
Before
- 4.36 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 147 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.97 km SSW of La Tirana, Chile · 157 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
- 4.264 km SSW of Colchane, Chile · 159 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.042 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 170 days ago · 91 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000swva. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.