M3.4 earthquake 54 km NW of Huara, Chile
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Huara, Chile on Mon, Jul 6, 2026, 3:29 AM GMT-4 (07:29 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 16 km ESE of Cuya, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-06 07:29:50 UTC
- Depth
- 58.9 km (36.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.693° S, 70.187° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.4 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 178°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.716 km ESE of Cuya, Chile · 70 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 17
- 3.213 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile · 63 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
- 4.438 km NE of Cuya, Chile · 32 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tafp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.