M4.9 earthquake 29 km E of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 29 km E of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jul 4, 2013, 8:41 PM GMT-4 (00:41 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 39 km ENE 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-07-05 00:41:28 UTC
- Depth
- 122.3 km (76.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.480° S, 68.638° 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 usb000i6yg. 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
- 100°
- Stations used
- 93
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.789 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4831 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.340 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4813 days ago · 143 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.066 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4813 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.069 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4809 days ago · 99 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.531 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4804 days ago · 125 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.660 km S of Calama, Chile · 4800 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.839 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4788 days ago · 111 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 8
- 4.342 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4781 days ago · 144 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000i6yg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.