Earthquakes in Chile — January 2026

29 earthquakes were recorded in Chile during January 2026, an average of 0.9 per day.

29 reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 86 km.

The month's largest event in Chile was a magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Ollagüe, Chile on 13 January 2026 at 07:28 UTC. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake radiates roughly 1,344 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the Chile monthly average of 33 events over the period we cover, and down from the 34 recorded the previous month.

31% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 69% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). A substantial share of intermediate-depth events points to a subducting slab beneath the region rather than purely crustal faulting.

By band, the catalogue holds 27 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 26 January, when 3 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.3 near Ollagüe, Chile on 13 January at 118 km; M5.0 near Barrio Industrial, Chile on 16 January at 74 km; M4.9 near Off the coast of Aisen, Chile on 04 January at 10 km.

That is 13% below the 33 events Chile averages per month across the 21 months on record.