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| Latest today See all | Mag. 2.7 earthquake 49 km east of Calama - Antofagasta, Chile - |
| Latest felt | Mag. 3.7 earthquake 24 km west of Ovalle - Coquimbo, Chile - |
| Strongest today | Mag. 3.9 El Loa - Antofagasta, Chile - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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| Apr 20, 09:59 am (Santiago) | 2.7 122 km |  49 km east of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile | Info | ||
| Apr 20, 09:15 am (San Juan) | 3.1 127 km | 58 km (36 mi) to the SE |  Calingasta, 110 km west of Ciudad de San Juan, Capital, San Juan, Argentina I FELT IT | Info | |
| Apr 20, 06:02 am (Santiago) | 3.1 102 km | Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Apr 20, 05:25 am (Santiago) | 2.6 12 km | 17 km (10.6 mi) to the S | South Pacific Ocean, 48 km northwest of La Ligua, Petorca, Valparaiso, Chile I FELT IT | Info | |
| Apr 20, 04:19 am (GMT -5) | 3.0 24 km | 30 km (19 mi) to the S | South Pacific Ocean, 87 km north of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile I FELT IT | Info | |
| Apr 20, 05:09 am (Santiago) | 2.6 94 km | 84 km north of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile | Info | ||
| Apr 20, 04:01 am (Santiago) | 2.7 110 km | 177 km southeast of Iquique, Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile | Info | ||
| Apr 20, 04:37 am (San Juan) | 3.1 114 km | 86 km (53 mi) to the SE | Calingasta, 84 km west of Ciudad de San Juan, Capital, San Juan, Argentina I FELT IT | Info | |
| Apr 20, 03:06 am (Santiago) | 2.7 38 km | 65 km southeast of Iquique, Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile | Info | ||
| Apr 20, 02:28 am (Santiago) | 3.1 112 km | 183 km southeast of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Apr 20, 02:23 am (Santiago) | 3.7 52 km | 24 km west of Ovalle, Limari, Coquimbo, Chile I FELT IT - 1 report | 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 2 quakes above magnitude 9 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
On average, Chile has about 4,100 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 736 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 112 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 10.5 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Chile occurred 1 hour and 16 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.7:
A light magnitude 2.7 earthquake hit 49 km (31 mi) away from Calama, Antofagasta, Chile, in the morning of Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 at 9.59 am local time (America/Santiago GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 122 km (76 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Chile has had 10 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 10 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Chile in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 3.9 and occurred 23 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit 226 km (140 mi) away from Calama, Antofagasta, Chile, in the morning of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 11.48 am local time (America/Santiago GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 255 km (158 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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