Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 29 km N of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 29 km N of Ollagüe, Chile on Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 10:08 PM GMT-4 (02:08 UTC), 121 km (75 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-04-18 02:08:08 UTC
Depth
121.2 km (75.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.959° S, 68.259° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.394 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 156 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.142 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 152 days ago · 138 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.672 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 151 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.370 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 146 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.284 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 140 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.769 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 137 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.235 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 136 days ago · 136 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.469 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 131 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.438 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 126 days ago · 119 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.142 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 119 days ago · 135 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.187 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 117 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.231 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 106 days ago · 134 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.395 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 165 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.028 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 169 days ago · 137 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.238 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 189 days ago · 152 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.077 km N of Ollagüe, Chile · 189 days ago · 186 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.276 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 194 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.276 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 194 days ago · 130 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sr12. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.