Just 9 minutes ago, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck near Osorno, Provincia de Osorno, Region de los Lagos, Chile. The tremor was recorded around noon on Thursday, September 17th, 2026, at 12:51 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 77. km below the surface.The event was reported by the National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional, CSN) of the University of Chile, the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake.Weak shaking might have been felt in Purranque (pop. 20,700), located 39 km from the epicenter; Osorno (pop. 135,800), 44 km away; Fresia (pop. 11,400), 45 km away; La Union (pop. 26,300), 68 km away; Rio Bueno (pop. 31,400), 72 km away; Llanquihue (pop. 16,200), 72 km away; Puerto Varas (pop. 37,600), 79 km away; Maullin (pop. 15,600), 94 km away; and Puerto Montt (pop. 245,900), 94 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 17, 2026 03:51 pm (Universal Time) local time (17 Sep 2026 15:51 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Hypocenter depth: 24.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 40.75°S / 73.44°W (Provincia de Osorno, Region de los Lagos, Chile)Primary data source: CSN