Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 69 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile on Fri, May 15, 2026, 9:59 PM GMT-4 (01:59 UTC), 128 km (79 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 34 km ENE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-16 01:59:43 UTC
Depth
127.5 km (79.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.839° S, 68.404° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.235 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 137 days ago · 136 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.469 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 132 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.329 km SE of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 108 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 6.934 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 109 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 85
  5. 4.710 km E of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.231 km NE of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.411 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 120 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.332 km NE of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 115 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.220 km NE of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.222 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.326 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 116 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.129 km NE of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 116 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.010 km N of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 5.127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 127 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.438 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 127 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.116 km E of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.252 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 124 days ago · 112 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.398 km SE of Ollagüe, Chile · 123 days ago · 197 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.142 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 120 days ago · 135 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.063 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 114 days ago · 128 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 4.446 km NE of Calama, Chile · 108 days ago · 126 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.231 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 107 days ago · 134 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.334 km NE of Calama, Chile · 104 days ago · 106 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 4.474 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 101 days ago · 103 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.019 km NE of Calama, Chile · 99 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.383 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 99 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 4.432 km N of Calama, Chile · 98 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 4.337 km NE of Calama, Chile · 98 days ago · 110 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 4.325 km NE of Calama, Chile · 96 days ago · 114 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 4.453 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 96 days ago · 120 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 4.349 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 96 days ago · 126 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 94 days ago · 127 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 4.151 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 80 days ago · 129 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.370 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 147 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.672 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 152 days ago · 115 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.142 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 153 days ago · 138 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.529 km N of Ollagüe, Chile · 166 days ago · 121 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sy50. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.