LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
76 km W of Ollagüe, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 76 km W of Ollagüe, Chile on 21 Sept 2026, 12:17 UTC. The hypocentre was 121.2 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 19 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 121.2 km
- Latitude
- 21.26°S
- Time
- 12:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.7
intermediate
68.99°W longitude
21 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.7
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 350 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 169 tonnes of TNT.
121.2 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
19 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.8.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
21 Sept 2026, 13:38 UTC · 42.7 km deep
21 Sept 2026, 12:35 UTC · 10 km deep
21 Sept 2026, 11:48 UTC · 10 km deep
21 Sept 2026, 11:02 UTC · 142.8 km deep