M4.1 earthquake 106 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 106 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 12:51 AM GMT-4 (04:51 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 160 km NNE 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2010-08-22 04:51:58 UTC
- Depth
- 94.5 km (58.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.806° S, 68.162° 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 usp000hjkt. 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
- 103°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.255 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 5866 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.0160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5853 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.6163 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5853 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.3136 km N of Calama, Chile · 5842 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.4148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5837 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.1123 km N of Calama, Chile · 5831 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000hjkt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.