Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 34 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 34 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile on Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 12:51 AM GMT-4 (04:51 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 47 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-19 04:51:47 UTC
Depth
124.2 km (77.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.084° S, 68.550° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.262 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 34 days ago · 125 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.747 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 27 days ago · 122 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.519 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 25 days ago · 122 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.183 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 21 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.536 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 19 days ago · 131 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.477 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 18 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.355 km E of Ollagüe, Chile · 18 days ago · 217 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.250 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 16 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.762 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 14 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.385 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile · 13 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.776 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 33 hr ago · 121 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.355 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 38 days ago · 116 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.267 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 45 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.434 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 53 days ago · 140 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.182 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 63 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tltg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.