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Strongest today | Mag. 4.4 12 km southwest of Ovalle - Coquimbo, Chile - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 5, 09:58 pm (Santiago) | 4.4 50 km | 12 km southwest of Ovalle, Limari, Coquimbo, Chile I FELT IT - 6 reports | Info | ||
May 5, 09:48 pm (Santiago) | 3.7 149 km | 84 km east of Puerto Montt, Llanquihue, Los Lagos, Chile I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 5, 10:48 pm (Salta) | 3.0 198 km | 4 km (2.5 mi) to the S | 51 km northwest of El Bolson, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina I FELT IT | Info | |
Sunday, May 5, 2024 GMT (20 quakes) | |||||
May 5, 06:30 pm (Santiago) | 3.6 103 km | 36 km southeast of Talca, Talca, Maule, Chile I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 5, 03:42 pm (GMT -5) | 2.7 26 km | 39 km (24 mi) to the S | South Pacific Ocean, 91 km north of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile | Info | |
May 5, 04:40 pm (Santiago) | 2.7 108 km | 169 km southeast of Iquique, Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile | Info | ||
May 5, 02:04 pm (Santiago) | 3.6 96 km | Iquique, 68 km north of Pica, Tamarugal, Tarapaca, Chile I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 5, 12:41 pm (Santiago) | 2.9 103 km | 17 km east of Linares, Linares, Maule, Chile | Info | ||
May 5, 12:33 pm (Santiago) | 3.2 34 km | 14 km (8.7 mi) to the S | South Pacific Ocean, 50 km west of Illapel, Choapa, Coquimbo, Chile I FELT IT | Info | |
May 5, 10:47 am (GMT -5) | 3.1 12 km | 37 km (23 mi) to the S | South Pacific Ocean, 86 km north of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile I FELT IT | Info | |
May 5, 10:46 am (GMT -5) | 3.0 28 km | 36 km (22 mi) to the S | South Pacific Ocean, 88 km north of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile I FELT IT | Info |
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Chile has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 7,900 quakes on average per year in Chile. Chile has had at least 12 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
On average, Chile has about 4,100 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 732 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 108 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 6.3 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Chile occurred 56 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 4.4:
A moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit 12.2 km (8 mi) away from Ovalle, Coquimbo, Chile, in the evening of Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 9.58 pm local time (America/Santiago GMT -4). The quake had a shallow depth of 50 km (31 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter.
In the past 24 hours, Chile was shaken by 3 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 13 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 6 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Chile in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.4 and occurred 56 minutes ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit 12.2 km (8 mi) away from Ovalle, Coquimbo, Chile, in the evening of Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 9.58 pm local time (America/Santiago GMT -4). The quake had a shallow depth of 50 km (31 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter.
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