M4.4 earthquake 140 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 140 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, Aug 17, 2013, 2:11 PM GMT-4 (18:11 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 118 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-08-17 18:11:14 UTC
- Depth
- 126.1 km (78.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.197° S, 68.745° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4791 days ago · 116 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.7137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4782 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.6153 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4775 days ago · 124 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.2148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4760 days ago · 120 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.1125 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4755 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 4755 days ago · 127 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.399 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4753 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.785 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4751 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.094 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4750 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.4160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4733 days ago · 130 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000j5mq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.