Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 76 km W of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 76 km W of Ollagüe, Chile on Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:17 AM GMT-3 (10:17 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 69 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-03-20 10:17:06 UTC
Depth
130.1 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.133° S, 68.980° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.276 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 194 days ago · 120 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.238 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 190 days ago · 152 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.470 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 182 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.575 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 179 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.028 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 170 days ago · 137 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.395 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 166 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.529 km N of Ollagüe, Chile · 166 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.394 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 156 days ago · 109 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.142 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 153 days ago · 138 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.672 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 152 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.370 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 147 days ago · 117 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.284 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 140 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.769 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 138 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.235 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 136 days ago · 136 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.154 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 199 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.425 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 206 days ago · 130 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.884 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 209 days ago · 104 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 9
  4. 4.657 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 216 days ago · 119 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.366 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 216 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.975 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 217 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.471 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 223 days ago · 111 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.199 km S of La Tirana, Chile · 224 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000shs9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.