Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 34 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 34 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile on Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 3:50 AM GMT-4 (07:50 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 34 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-01 07:50:45 UTC
Depth
140.1 km (87.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.448° S, 68.482° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.231 km NE of Calama, Chile · 46 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.267 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 45 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.355 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 38 days ago · 116 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.634 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 34 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.262 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 33 days ago · 125 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.629 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 31 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.747 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 27 days ago · 122 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.519 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 25 days ago · 122 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.183 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 21 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.536 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 18 days ago · 131 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.355 km E of Ollagüe, Chile · 17 days ago · 217 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.833 km NE of Calama, Chile · 16 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.250 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 16 days ago · 122 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.762 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 14 days ago · 111 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.385 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile · 13 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.259 km NE of María Elena, Chile · 5 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.776 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 28 hr ago · 121 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.358 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6 hr ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.346 km NE of Calama, Chile · 62 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.182 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 63 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.151 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 72 days ago · 129 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000thf5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.