M4.7 earthquake 22 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 22 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Mar 12, 2009, 6:03 PM GMT-3 (21:03 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-03-12 21:03:31 UTC
- Depth
- 97.8 km (60.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.256° S, 68.942° 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
- 48°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.231 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6397 days ago · 106 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6388 days ago · 135 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.328 km SW of Calama, Chile · 6360 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
Before
- 4.258 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6412 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.575 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6418 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.4102 km N of Calama, Chile · 6419 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.4102 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6421 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000guxt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.