M4.8 earthquake 45 km ESE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 45 km ESE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jan 3, 2010, 10:22 AM GMT-3 (13:22 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 36 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Calama, (III) at Maria Elena, San Pedro de Atacama and Toconao and (II) at Sierra Gorda.

From the USGS event page for usp000h5n2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000h5n2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.