Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 70 km W of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 70 km W of Ollagüe, Chile on Wed, May 6, 2026, 7:02 PM GMT-4 (23:02 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.

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

Pozo Almonte forecastMore in Chile

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-06 23:02:21 UTC
Depth
116.9 km (72.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.168° S, 68.925° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.284 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 143 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.769 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 140 days ago · 128 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.235 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 139 days ago · 136 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.469 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 135 days ago · 118 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.260 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 131 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.438 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 129 days ago · 119 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.252 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.142 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 122 days ago · 135 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.187 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 121 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.063 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 116 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.231 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 109 days ago · 134 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.576 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 106 days ago · 115 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.474 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 103 days ago · 103 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.383 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 102 days ago · 97 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.349 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 98 days ago · 126 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 97 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.672 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 154 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.142 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 155 days ago · 138 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.394 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 159 days ago · 109 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.529 km N of Ollagüe, Chile · 168 days ago · 121 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.395 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 169 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.028 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 173 days ago · 137 km deep · 42 km away

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000svti. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.