M4.3 earthquake 61 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 61 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Dec 5, 2012, 3:32 AM GMT-3 (06:32 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 59 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-12-05 06:32:55 UTC
- Depth
- 119.4 km (74.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.984° S, 68.615° 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 usp000jwfu. 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
- 63°
- Stations used
- 80
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
- 4.659 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5051 days ago · 111 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.3148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5044 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.5157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5031 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.4142 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5005 days ago · 132 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.126 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 5004 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jwfu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.