Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 47 km E of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 47 km E of Calama, Chile on Wed, Nov 7, 2012, 6:19 PM GMT-3 (21:19 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2012-11-07 21:19:24 UTC
Depth
100.7 km (62.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.471° S, 68.461° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt (IV) at Calama and (III) at Tocopilla.

From the USGS event page for usp000jv5z. 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Nodal plane 1
Strike 14°, dip 71°, rake -65°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 138°, dip 31°, rake -141°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
129

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Antofagasta, Chile · 5078 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.199 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5069 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.547 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 5066 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.451 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5063 days ago · 106 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.361 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5052 days ago · 119 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.659 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5051 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.541 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 5094 days ago · 129 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5097 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.282 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5104 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jv5z. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.