M4.5 earthquake 142 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 142 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jun 26, 2009, 2:54 PM GMT-4 (18:54 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 141 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia. 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
- 2009-06-26 18:54:48 UTC
- Depth
- 117.5 km (73.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.220° S, 68.556° 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 usp000gyn1. 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
- 110°
- Stations used
- 14
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4102 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6296 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.5100 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6272 days ago · 224 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6141 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6265 days ago · 189 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4135 km N of Calama, Chile · 6264 days ago · 131 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gyn1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.