Earthquakes in Chile — April 2026

28 earthquakes were recorded in Chile during April 2026, an average of 0.9 per day.

26 reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 60 km.

The month's largest event in Chile was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Vallenar, Chile on 24 April 2026 at 13:49 UTC. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake radiates roughly 477 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 45 recorded the previous month.

68% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 32% 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 1 in the magnitude 2 range, 1 in the magnitude 3 range, 24 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 28 April, when 5 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.0 near Vallenar, Chile on 24 April at 64 km; M5.0 near Puerto Natales, Chile on 15 April at 37 km; M4.8 near Cuya, Chile on 04 April at 56 km.

That is 16% below the 33 events Chile averages per month across the 21 months on record.