Today: 6.0 magnitude earthquake near Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador

Recent Earthquakes Near South America

South America has had: (M1.5 or greater)

  • 2 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
  • 22 earthquakes in the past 7 days
  • 87 earthquakes in the past 30 days
  • 1,228 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in South America:

2025-08-24 03:44:08 UTC 5.0 magnitude, 100 km depth
Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile
2025-08-23 09:07:59 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 53 km depth
La Ligua, Valparaíso, Chile
2025-08-23 03:01:31 UTC 4.2 magnitude, 111 km depth
Calingasta, San Juan, Argentina
2025-08-22 20:42:25 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 27 km depth
San Agustín de Valle Fértil, San Juan, Argentina
2025-08-22 17:31:22 UTC 4.8 magnitude, 10 km depth
Drake Passage
2025-08-22 09:36:12 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 97 km depth
Coracora, Ayacucho, Peru
2025-08-22 08:12:30 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 10 km depth
Ancud, Los Lagos, Chile
2025-08-22 06:10:52 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 189 km depth
San Antonio de los Cobres, Salta, Argentina
2025-08-21 22:34:42 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 10 km depth
Drake Passage
2025-08-21 08:57:21 UTC 4.3 magnitude, 130 km depth
Calama, Antofagasta, Chile
2025-08-20 15:06:59 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 111 km depth
Barranca, Loreto, Peru
2025-08-20 05:55:29 UTC 4.8 magnitude, 10 km depth
Central Mid Atlantic Ridge
2025-08-19 22:49:28 UTC 4.3 magnitude, 59 km depth
Ilo, Moquegua, Peru
2025-08-19 16:33:36 UTC 4.1 magnitude, 81 km depth
Monte Patria, Coquimbo, Chile
2025-08-19 06:08:42 UTC 5.7 magnitude, 10 km depth
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
2025-08-19 00:22:55 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 39 km depth
La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile
2025-08-18 18:22:28 UTC 4.8 magnitude, 10 km depth
Coast Of Aisen, Chile
2025-08-18 12:47:02 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 92 km depth
Lluta, Arequipa, Peru
2025-08-18 07:10:11 UTC 5.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Coast Of Aisen, Chile
2025-08-17 21:41:13 UTC 4.3 magnitude, 114 km depth
Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile
2025-08-17 19:09:39 UTC 5.0 magnitude, 265 km depth
Abra Pampa, Jujuy, Argentina
2025-08-17 10:48:13 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Drake Passage
2025-08-17 05:08:23 UTC 4.2 magnitude, 38 km depth
Coquimbo, Coquimbo, Chile
2025-08-16 10:47:02 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Machachi, Pichincha, Ecuador
2025-08-16 08:08:29 UTC 4.3 magnitude, 136 km depth
Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile
2025-08-15 23:54:15 UTC 4.1 magnitude, 16 km depth
Constitución, Maule, Chile
2025-08-15 23:39:33 UTC 4.1 magnitude, 9 km depth
Diego de Almagro, Atacama, Chile
2025-08-15 22:26:39 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 114 km depth
Nueve de Julio, San Juan, Argentina
2025-08-15 20:29:15 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 149 km depth
Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile
2025-08-15 02:17:08 UTC 4.2 magnitude, 86 km depth
La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile

Places Near South America