M4.4 earthquake 42 km S of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 42 km S of Calama, Chile on Sat, Apr 17, 2010, 4:53 PM GMT-4 (20:53 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 37 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2010-04-17 20:53:18 UTC
- Depth
- 95.0 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.839° S, 68.987° 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 usp000hbjm. 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
- 126°
- Stations used
- 37
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.134 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6012 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.360 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6010 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.224 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 5996 days ago · 107 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.420 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 5982 days ago · 114 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.637 km SE of Calama, Chile · 5960 days ago · 112 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000hbjm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.