M4.4 earthquake 102 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 102 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Mar 1, 2009, 5:34 AM GMT-3 (08:34 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 22 km N 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-03-01 08:34:59 UTC
- Depth
- 118.0 km (73.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.832° S, 68.196° 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
- 98°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4102 km N of Calama, Chile · 6420 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.575 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6418 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.722 km N of Calama, Chile · 6410 days ago · 98 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.231 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6398 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6388 days ago · 135 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000guh2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.