M4.0 earthquake 163 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 163 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Nov 19, 2010, 12:52 AM GMT-3 (03:52 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 172 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2010-11-19 03:52:42 UTC
- Depth
- 121.8 km (75.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.114° S, 68.268° 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 usp000hpuw. 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
- 116°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.599 km NE of Calama, Chile · 5786 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.7172 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5773 days ago · 118 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7167 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 5771 days ago · 124 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.2163 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 5768 days ago · 112 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000hpuw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.