M4.6 earthquake 44 km S of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 44 km S of Calama, Chile on Thu, Apr 1, 2010, 5:56 PM GMT-3 (20:56 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2010-04-01 20:56:15 UTC
- Depth
- 96.5 km (60.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.855° S, 68.908° 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 San Pedro.
From the USGS event page for usp000ha7j. 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
- 74°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.324 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6017 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.442 km S of Calama, Chile · 6014 days ago · 95 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.134 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6011 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.360 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6010 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.224 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 5996 days ago · 107 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.420 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 5982 days ago · 114 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ha7j. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.