Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 126 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 126 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Nov 4, 2010, 10:39 AM GMT-3 (13:39 UTC), 136 km (84 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 46 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2010-11-04 13:39:27 UTC
Depth
135.8 km (84.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.367° S, 68.555° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (II) at Alto Hospicio, Huara and Iquique.

From the USGS event page for usp000hp1j. 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
99°
Stations used
41

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0163 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5799 days ago · 122 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.599 km NE of Calama, Chile · 5786 days ago · 101 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.846 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5786 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.7172 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5773 days ago · 118 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.7167 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 5771 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.2163 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 5768 days ago · 112 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 5.8163 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 5826 days ago · 132 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 11
  2. 4.1123 km N of Calama, Chile · 5831 days ago · 117 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.4148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5837 days ago · 100 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.4113 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 5837 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.3136 km N of Calama, Chile · 5842 days ago · 124 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000hp1j. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.