M4.2 earthquake 51 km W of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 51 km W of Taltal, Chile on Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 9:37 PM GMT-4 (01:37 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 51 km SW of Taltal, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-26 01:37:01 UTC
- Depth
- 36.1 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.486° S, 70.986° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 4.2 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 333°, dip 65°, rake 33°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 228°, dip 61°, rake 151°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.8 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- 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: 1 since this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tbw0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.