M4.4 earthquake 102 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 102 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 9:48 PM GMT-3 (00:48 UTC), 133 km (83 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
- 2009-03-03 00:48:34 UTC
- Depth
- 133.2 km (82.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.539° S, 69.046° 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
- 115°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.575 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6418 days ago · 104 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.722 km N of Calama, Chile · 6410 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.231 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6398 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6389 days ago · 135 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gujn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.