Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 38 km W of Ollagüe, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 38 km W of Ollagüe, Chile on Wed, May 27, 2026, 8:23 AM GMT-4 (12:23 UTC), 119 km (74 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-27 12:23:38 UTC
Depth
118.7 km (73.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.267° S, 68.622° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.252 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.142 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 121 days ago · 135 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.187 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 120 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.063 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 115 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.231 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 109 days ago · 134 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.576 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 105 days ago · 115 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.474 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 103 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.383 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 101 days ago · 97 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.453 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 97 days ago · 120 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.349 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 97 days ago · 126 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 96 days ago · 127 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.151 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 82 days ago · 129 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.284 km N of Ollagüe, Chile · 79 days ago · 142 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.182 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 73 days ago · 114 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.260 km SE of La Tirana, Chile · 130 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.469 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 134 days ago · 118 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.235 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 138 days ago · 136 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.769 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 140 days ago · 128 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.370 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 149 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.672 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 153 days ago · 115 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.142 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 155 days ago · 138 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000snvc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.