Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 35 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 35 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile on Sun, May 17, 2026, 5:36 AM GMT-4 (09:36 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 76 km W of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-05-17 09:36:58 UTC
Depth
136.4 km (84.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.156° S, 68.585° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.469 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 132 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.260 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 128 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.438 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 126 days ago · 119 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.252 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 123 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.142 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 119 days ago · 135 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.187 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 117 days ago · 97 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.063 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 113 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.231 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 106 days ago · 134 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.576 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 102 days ago · 115 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.474 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 100 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.383 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 98 days ago · 97 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.453 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 95 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.349 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 95 days ago · 126 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 93 days ago · 127 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.580 km NNE of Ollagüe, Chile · 91 days ago · 173 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.151 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 79 days ago · 129 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.284 km N of Ollagüe, Chile · 77 days ago · 142 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.769 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 137 days ago · 128 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.284 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 140 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.370 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 146 days ago · 117 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.672 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 151 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.142 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 152 days ago · 138 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.394 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 156 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.529 km N of Ollagüe, Chile · 165 days ago · 121 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.395 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 165 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000syd0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:34 AM UTC.