Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 142 km depth7 Sep 21:56 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 2 minutes.7 Sep 22:00: Now using data updates from RaspberryShake7 Sep 22:00: Now using data updates from CSN7 Sep 22:06: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.7.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 7, 2026 21:54:38 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Sep 7, 2026, at 09:54 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.7Depth142 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude24.777°S / 69.291°WProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de Antofagasta, ChileAlso near: Argentina 73 km (45 mi) awaySeismic antipode24.777°N / 110.709°EChinaShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt2 reportsPrimary data sourceCSN (National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional))Nearest volcanoLlullaillaco (77 km / 48 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 9.4°C (49 F), humidity: 14%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from WNWEstimated seismic energy released7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.7 | about seismic energy14 minutes ago reported feltSep 7, 2026 21:54 GMT / Sep 7, 2026 09:54 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -24.777 / -69.291: 61 km Al SO De Mina La EscondidaSource: CSNOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.7 / 81 km, GFZ: 4.7 / 81 kmDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23344179',-24.77700,-69.29100,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.7, 61 km Al SO De Mina La Escondida',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ChileNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Taltal, a town with 11,000 inhabitants in Chile, in 139 km (87 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Chile, Santiago, 974 km (605 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry139 km (87 mi)SW of epicenterTaltal(pop: 11,100)II: Very weakProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de AntofagastaChile168 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterAntofagasta(pop: 401,100)II: Very weakRegion de AntofagastaChile195 km (121 mi)SW of epicenterDiego de Almagro(pop: 13,900)II: Very weakChanaral, Region de AtacamaChile210 km (130 mi)N of epicenterSierra Gorda(pop: 1,070)II: Very weakProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de AntofagastaChile220 km (137 mi)NW of epicenterMejillones(pop: 14,100)II: Very weakProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de AntofagastaChile235 km (146 mi)NE of epicenterSan Pedro de Atacama(pop: 11,000)II: Very weakProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile261 km (162 mi)N of epicenterCalama(pop: 166,300)II: Very weakProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile273 km (170 mi)N of epicenterMaria Elena(pop: 7,530)II: Very weakProvincia de Tocopilla, Region de AntofagastaChile297 km (185 mi)SW of epicenterCaldera(pop: 16,200)II: Very weakCopiapo, Region de AtacamaChile306 km (190 mi)S of epicenterCopiapo(pop: 129,300)II: Very weakCopiapo, Region de AtacamaChile307 km (191 mi)E of epicenterSan Antonio de los Cobres(pop: 4,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de Los Andes, Salta ProvinceArgentina313 km (194 mi)N of epicenterTocopilla(pop: 25,400)II: Very weakRegion de AntofagastaChile314 km (195 mi)S of epicenterTierra Amarilla(pop: 12,900)II: Very weakCopiapo, Region de AtacamaChile363 km (225 mi)SE of epicenterFiambala(pop: 8,060)II: Very weakDepartamento de Tinogasta, Catamarca ProvinceArgentina363 km (225 mi)SE of epicenterCafayate(pop: 11,800)II: Very weakSalta ProvinceArgentina384 km (239 mi)E of epicenterEl Carril(pop: 9,780)I: Not feltDepartamento de Chicoana, Salta ProvinceArgentina391 km (243 mi)E of epicenterSalta(pop: 520,700)I: Not feltDepartamento Capital, Salta ProvinceArgentina404 km (251 mi)SE of epicenterTinogasta(pop: 14,500)I: Not feltCatamarca ProvinceArgentina410 km (255 mi)E of epicenterSan Salvador de Jujuy(pop: 258,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina417 km (259 mi)E of epicenterPalpala(pop: 48,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de Palpala, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina431 km (268 mi)SE of epicenterAndalgala(pop: 14,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de Andalgala, Catamarca ProvinceArgentina447 km (278 mi)S of epicenterVallenar(pop: 44,900)I: Not feltHuasco, Region de AtacamaChile452 km (281 mi)SW of epicenterFreirina(pop: 6,040)I: Not feltHuasco, Region de AtacamaChile452 km (281 mi)E of epicenterSan Pedro de Jujuy(pop: 58,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de San Pedro, Jujuy ProvinceArgentina453 km (282 mi)SW of epicenterHuasco(pop: 8,980)I: Not feltRegion de AtacamaChile459 km (285 mi)S of epicenterAlto del Carmen(pop: 5,030)I: Not feltHuasco, Region de AtacamaChile459 km (285 mi)SE of epicenterTafi Viejo(pop: 48,500)I: Not feltTafi Viejo, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina460 km (286 mi)SE of epicenterYerba Buena(pop: 50,800)I: Not feltTucuman ProvinceArgentina463 km (288 mi)SE of epicenterMonteros(pop: 23,800)I: Not feltTucuman ProvinceArgentina464 km (288 mi)SE of epicenterFamailla(pop: 31,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de Famailla, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina467 km (290 mi)SE of epicenterSan Miguel de Tucuman(pop: 548,900)I: Not feltDepartamento de Capital, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina471 km (293 mi)SE of epicenterAguilares(pop: 32,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de Rio Chico, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina471 km (293 mi)SE of epicenterBella Vista(pop: 15,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de Leales, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina474 km (295 mi)SE of epicenterAlderetes(pop: 38,500)I: Not feltDepartamento de Cruz Alta, Tucuman ProvinceArgentina481 km (299 mi)NE of epicenterVillazon(pop: 30,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de PotosiBolivia488 km (303 mi)SE of epicenterAimogasta(pop: 16,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de Arauco, La Rioja ProvinceArgentina521 km (323 mi)NE of epicenterTupiza(pop: 22,200)I: Not feltDepartamento de PotosiBolivia536 km (333 mi)SE of epicenterTermas de Rio Hondo(pop: 27,800)I: Not feltDepartamento de Rio Hondo, Santiago del Estero ProvinceArgentina539 km (335 mi)SE of epicenterCatamarca(pop: 159,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de Capital, Catamarca ProvinceArgentina974 km (605 mi)S of epicenterSantiago(pop: 4,837,300): Not feltSantiago MetropolitanChileNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (2)The first report about ground shaking reached us after only 2 minutes, before other agencies reported it. So far, we have received 2 reports for this quake. This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Translate62.2 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)53.5 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)III: Weak shaking153–53 km (33–33 mi)53 km (33 mi)IV: Light shaking162–62 km (39–39 mi)62 km (39 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (2 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.Get the Android appI didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-09-7EpicenterAgency4.7142 km88 mi21:54:3861 km al SO de Mina La EscondidaCSN (National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional))4.781 km50 mi21:54:38Northern Chile36 km (22 mi) epicenter difference with CSNRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.7281 km50 mi21:54:38.64Northern Chile36 km (22 mi) epicenter difference with CSNGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 5 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 4 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 7, 2026 09:54 pm (Universal Time)14 minutes ago - felt4.7142 km0 km - This quake170 km S of Baquedano, Provincia de Antofagasta, Region de Antofagasta, ChileMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 117 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.26 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 12.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 66 quakes per year (or 5.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 117 quakes per year (or 9.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake