M4.5 earthquake 94 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 94 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile on Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 4:26 AM GMT-4 (08:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 101 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-06-30 08:26:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.803° S, 71.694° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8101 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 91 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.0101 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 91 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.383 km NW of La Serena, Chile · 91 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t960. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.