Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.9 just reported 45 km west of Ancud, Chile

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in the afternoon on Saturday, April 11th, 2026, at 5:41 pm local time near Ancud, Provincia de Chiloé, Region de los Lagos, Chile, as reported by The National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional, CSN) of the University of Chile.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 25. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ancud (pop. 40,800) located 45 km from the epicenter, Maullin (pop. 15,600) 66 km away, Dalcahue (pop. 13,100) 86 km away, Castro (pop. 41,700) 88 km away, and Calbuco (pop. 33,000) 101 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 11, 2026 05:41 pm (GMT -5) local time (11 Apr 2026 22:41 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 25.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.8°S / 74.35°W (Provincia de Chiloé, Region de los Lagos, Chile)
Primary data source: CSN
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