Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 69 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 69 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile on Thu, May 21, 2026, 2:44 PM GMT-4 (18:44 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 27 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-21 18:44:22 UTC
Depth
118.3 km (73.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.387° S, 68.897° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.5 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.260 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 130 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.231 km NE of Calama, Chile · 129 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.332 km NE of Calama, Chile · 129 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.222 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 129 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.326 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 129 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.129 km NE of Calama, Chile · 129 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 5.127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.438 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 128 days ago · 119 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.252 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 125 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.142 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 120 days ago · 135 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.187 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 119 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.063 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 114 days ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.446 km NE of Calama, Chile · 108 days ago · 126 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.231 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 108 days ago · 134 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.334 km NE of Calama, Chile · 104 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.576 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 104 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.474 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 102 days ago · 103 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.383 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 100 days ago · 97 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.432 km N of Calama, Chile · 99 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.337 km NE of Calama, Chile · 99 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 4.453 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 97 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.349 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 97 days ago · 126 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 95 days ago · 127 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.151 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 81 days ago · 129 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.235 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 138 days ago · 136 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.769 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 139 days ago · 128 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.370 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 148 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.672 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 153 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.142 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 154 days ago · 138 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.394 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 158 days ago · 109 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000szbu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.