M4.4 earthquake 25 km SSE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Oct 6, 2013, 12:06 AM GMT-3 (03:06 UTC), 102 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 71 km NE 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
- 2013-10-06 03:06:23 UTC
- Depth
- 102.3 km (63.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.672° S, 68.842° 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
- ±0.18
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.211 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 4719 days ago · 89 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.669 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 4716 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.315 km W of Calama, Chile · 4712 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.238 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4710 days ago · 131 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.971 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4709 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.442 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4705 days ago · 97 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.540 km N of Calama, Chile · 4693 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.139 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4690 days ago · 144 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000k7kp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.