M4.6 earthquake 48 km E of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 48 km E of Calama, Chile on Mon, Oct 5, 2009, 9:18 AM GMT-4 (13:18 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 16 km SE 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-10-05 13:18:53 UTC
- Depth
- 105.8 km (65.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.444° S, 68.451° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Calama and Maria Elena. Also felt at Antofagasta.
From the USGS event page for usp000h2dr. 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 88
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.716 km SE of Calama, Chile · 6204 days ago · 107 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.458 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6180 days ago · 135 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.529 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 6172 days ago · 125 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.522 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6171 days ago · 123 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.6Chile-Bolivia border region · 6166 days ago · 149 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000h2dr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC.