M4.3 earthquake 56 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 56 km NE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jan 23, 2009, 1:30 AM GMT-3 (04:30 UTC), 94 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 53 km SSE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-01-23 04:30:31 UTC
- Depth
- 94.3 km (58.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.130° S, 68.503° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 118°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.753 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 6445 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.519 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6440 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.4102 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6421 days ago · 118 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.4102 km N of Calama, Chile · 6419 days ago · 133 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.575 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6417 days ago · 104 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.722 km N of Calama, Chile · 6409 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
Before
- 4.839 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6483 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.927 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6484 days ago · 109 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.8109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6486 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.028 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6486 days ago · 109 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gt02. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.