Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 11 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 5:17 PM GMT-3 (20:17 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 38 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-09-19 20:17:52 UTC
Depth
102.8 km (63.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.358° S, 68.884° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 355°, dip 74°, rake -104°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 215°, dip 21°, rake -52°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.238 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4754 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.785 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4751 days ago · 121 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.425 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 4744 days ago · 102 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.211 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 4719 days ago · 89 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.669 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 4716 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.315 km W of Calama, Chile · 4712 days ago · 87 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.190 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4712 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.238 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4710 days ago · 131 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.971 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4709 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.442 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4705 days ago · 97 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.342 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4781 days ago · 144 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 5.839 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4788 days ago · 111 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000jwcn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.