M4.5 earthquake 114 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 114 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jun 1, 2009, 12:00 PM GMT-4 (16:00 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 152 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-06-01 16:00:03 UTC
- Depth
- 96.9 km (60.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.422° S, 69.010° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000gxrx. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 61°
- Stations used
- 33
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.598 km N of Calama, Chile · 6331 days ago · 123 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.2152 km N of Calama, Chile · 6313 days ago · 111 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.4145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6309 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.5142 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6306 days ago · 118 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.4102 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6296 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gxrx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.