M4.0 earthquake 77 km N of Ollagüe, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 77 km N of Ollagüe, Chile on Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 6:15 PM GMT-3 (21:15 UTC), 186 km (116 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 29 km N of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-03-24 21:15:24 UTC
- Depth
- 186.5 km (115.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.528° S, 68.185° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.238 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 190 days ago · 152 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.028 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 170 days ago · 137 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.395 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 166 days ago · 98 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
- 4.529 km N of Ollagüe, Chile · 166 days ago · 121 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.284 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 140 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.235 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 136 days ago · 136 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s7ei. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.