LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
74 km W of Ollagüe, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 74 km W of Ollagüe, Chile on 24 Oct 2026, 17:14 UTC. The hypocentre was 124 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
- 124 km
- Latitude
- 21.30°S
- Time
- 17:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
intermediate
68.97°W longitude
24 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.2
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.
124 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
8 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.1.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
24 Oct 2026, 19:07 UTC · 10 km deep
24 Oct 2026, 16:54 UTC · 10 km deep
24 Oct 2026, 15:24 UTC · 12.5 km deep
24 Oct 2026, 15:19 UTC · 10 km deep