36 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile

13 days ago

USGS

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 36 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile on 06 Oct 2026, 06:16 UTC. The hypocentre was 122 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 8 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 122 km
Latitude: 21.16°S
Time: 06:16 UTC
Magnitude: M4.7

EPICENTRE

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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.

122 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.